GW-5 | |
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Role | Glider |
National origin | United States |
Designer | Gene Whigham |
Introduction | 1980 |
Number built | one |
The Whigham GW-5 is an American mid-wing, single seat, FAI Standard Class glider that was designed and constructed by Gene Whigham, a retired flight test engineer for Convair. [1] [2] [3]
The GW-5 was designed for the standard class and as such it features a constant-chord 15 m (49.2 ft) wing with a Wortmann FX 61-184 airfoil and flaps for glidepath control. [1] [2] [4]
The GW-5 is of all-metal construction. The landing gear is a faired fixed monowheel. The aircraft has a bubble canopy and a conventional low tail. [1] [2]
One GW-5 was built. It was completed in 1980 and registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Amateur-built category. [1] [2] [3]
The sole GW-5 built was sold in September 2012 and the registration has expired. [3] It is not known if the aircraft still exists or not.
Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]
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GW-5 | |
---|---|
Role | Glider |
National origin | United States |
Designer | Gene Whigham |
Introduction | 1980 |
Number built | one |
The Whigham GW-5 is an American mid-wing, single seat, FAI Standard Class glider that was designed and constructed by Gene Whigham, a retired flight test engineer for Convair. [1] [2] [3]
The GW-5 was designed for the standard class and as such it features a constant-chord 15 m (49.2 ft) wing with a Wortmann FX 61-184 airfoil and flaps for glidepath control. [1] [2] [4]
The GW-5 is of all-metal construction. The landing gear is a faired fixed monowheel. The aircraft has a bubble canopy and a conventional low tail. [1] [2]
One GW-5 was built. It was completed in 1980 and registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Amateur-built category. [1] [2] [3]
The sole GW-5 built was sold in September 2012 and the registration has expired. [3] It is not known if the aircraft still exists or not.
Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]
General characteristics
Performance
Related lists