- Design and development
- Operational history
- Specifications
- Notes
- References
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The Driggers D1-A is an American-built light high-wing single-seat sporting monoplane of the late 1920s. Design and developmentWillard A. Driggers of Washington, DC and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania designed and built the D1-A in 1929. It is a parasol high-wing monoplane with the aerofoil braced from the upper fuselage and lower fuselage. A fixed tailwheel undercarriage is fitted. The tailplane is set high on the rear fuselage and is braced. The rounded fin has a large rudder area. The 60 h.p. Lawrance L-4 engine is fitted within an elegant curved cowling with the cylinder heads protruding to allow air cooling. The D1-A has manufacturers number 1 and is registered N891H.[1] Driggers went on to design and build the two-seat Driggers D2-A in 1933.[2] Operational historyThe builder and owner flew the D1-A from 1929 until 1936, when it was damaged in a ground loop. It was named Sunshine Girl III. The aircraft was stored until 1968 when an Experimental Aircraft Association group rebuilt it for static exhibition.[3] It is currently displayed at the EAA museum at Oshkosh Wisconsin.[4] Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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Notes1. ^Aerofiles
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4. ^Ogden p. 559
References{{Commons category|Driggers D1-A}}{{refbegin}}- Details of the Driggers aircraft Aerofiles.com
- Ogden, Bob, Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, 2007, Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, {{ISBN|0-85130-385-4}}.
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