Howard DGA-6

Howard DGA-6

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11/30/2007. Designed Ben O. Howard this aircraft captured both the Bendix and Thompson trophies at the 1935 National Air Races and it was the only racer of the thirties having the distinction to be developed into a successful production aircraft for both the civil and military market.

NR273Y, the only DGA-6 built, was powered by an 850 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp S.E. nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. In the 1936 Bendix race the aircraft lost a propeller blade and crash-landed in New Mexico, USA, Howard and his wife were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Two replicas have been build, the replica built by J.R. Younkin in 1985 is still at the FAA Registry.


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11/30/2007. Designed Ben O. Howard this aircraft captured both the Bendix and Thompson trophies at the 1935 National Air Races and it was the only racer of the thirties having the distinction to be developed into a successful production aircraft for both the civil and military market. NR273Y, the only DGA-6 built, was powered by an 850 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp S.E. nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. In the 1936 Bendix race the aircraft lost a propeller blade and crash-landed in New Mexico, USA, Howard and his wife were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Two replicas have been build, the replica built by J.R. Younkin in 1985 is still at the FAA Registry.