Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
DGA-6 at Floyd Bennett Field |
DGA-6 at Floyd Bennett Field (1935) |
Mister Mulligan |
Mister Mulligan |
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The sole DGA-6 was constructed in 1934 by Gordon Israel and Benjamin Howard. It featured a steel tube fuselage with a plywood skinned wing. While enroute to the 1934 air races, oxygen and fuel system troubles forced an off field landing which damaged the gear and prop. The aircraft could not be repaired in time and missed the 1934 season. In the 1935 Bendix race the aircraft was loaded with 300 gallons of gasoline, 30 gallons of oil and oxygen equipment for two giving it a capacity for 7 ours at 22,000 feet. At that load the aircraft required 1,500 feet of runway and had an initial climb out of close to 2000 fpm. With Benny Howard as Pilot and Gordon Israel as Co-Pilot, Mister Mulligan placed first in the 1935 bendix with an average speed of 238.7 mph between Los Angeles and Cleveland. Harold Neumann flew 'Mister Mulligan' in the 1935 Thompson Trophy and captured first place after Roscoe Turner lost his engine and dropped out. The aircraft shed a prop blade in the 1936 Bendix race was lost totaled without loss of life in an off airport landing. Howard went on to produce a commercial version of the ship, the DGA-8 which was followed by the DGA-9, DGA-11, and DGA-12.
Wingspan: 31 ft 8 in
Length: 25 ft 1 in
Wing Area: 150.7 sq ft
Airfoil: NACA 2412
Fuel - Normal cat (Total): 200 gal
Wing: 25 gal
Center Section: 50 gal
Belly Tank: 100 gal
Fuel - Bendix Race (Total): 300 gal
Oil 30 gal
Powerplant: P & W Wasp SE Special s/n 5640
Displacment: 1344 cubic inches
Compression ratio: 6.05:1
Supercharger ratio: 13.85:1
Normal rating: 500 hp @ 2200 rpm
Racing rating: 830 hp
Empty Weight: 2600 lb
Gross Weight (Normal Category): 4100 lb
Gross Weight (Bendix Race): 5355 lb
Wing Loading (Normal Category): 30.7 lb/sq ft
Wing Loading (Bendix Race): 39 lb/sq ft
Power Loading (Normal Category): 7.65 lb/hp
Maximum Speed: 287 mph at SL
(830 hp)(Thompson Trophy Race 1935)
Top Normal Speed: 251 mph at SL
(550 hp)
Cruising Speeds (550 hp): 292 mph at 17,000 ft
262 mph at 11,000 ft
231 mph at Sea Level
Landing Speed with Flaps: 64 mph
Rate of Climb, Initial SL, 550 hp: 2800 fpm
Rate of Climb, Initial SL, 830 hp: 4450 fpm
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