Whigham GW-5

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]

Design and development

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, with the wing aft of the spar finished with doped aircraft fabric. 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]

Operational history

In July 2011 the sole GW-5 built was still registered with the FAA and owned by Stanley Teleski of Mesa, Arizona.[3]

Specifications (GW-5)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring[1][2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Activate Media (2006). "GW-2, GW-4 and GW-5 Whigham". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 67, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (July 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N8496C". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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