| 词条 | Whigham GW-6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Whigham GW-6 is an American mid-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Gene Whigham, a retired flight test engineer for Convair.[1][2] Design and developmentWhigham completed and flew the GW-6 in 1983. The aircraft was intended to be a very lightweight glider and incorporated some design innovations to achieve that goal. The wing spar was built up from extruded angles, with a sheet aluminium spar web. The wing ribs are made from sheet aluminium and the wing is covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing has large ailerons, a 22:1 aspect ratio and a {{convert|44|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span. The tailplane and elevator are small in size. The normal flight centre of gravity is at 35% of chord, which is more aft than usual with the NACA 43012A airfoil employed.[1] Only one GW-6 was constructed and it was registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as an Experimental - Amateur-built.[1][2] Operational historySoaring Magazine reported that the GW-6 had about 65 hours of flying time by late in the summer of 1983, Whigham having flown it that season while building the GW-7. In July 2011 the aircraft was still on the FAA registry and owned by John B. Waters of San Diego, California.[1][2]Specifications (GW-6){{Aircraft specs|ref=Soaring[1] |prime units?=imp
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}} References1. ^1 2 3 4 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 68, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920 {{Gene Whigham aircraft}}2. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3262N|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results N3262N|accessdate = 5 July 2011|last = Federal Aviation Administration|authorlink = |date=July 2011}} 2 : United States sailplanes 1980–1989|Homebuilt aircraft |
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