Howard DGA 15P
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Howard DGA 15P
I happened to be on the shuttle bus yesterday from the South Terminal. At the Harbour Air hangar across from the Flying Beaver is a Howard DGA 15P on floats US reg N26J. Aircraft is currently registered to a chap in Fairbanks AK but was for sale awhile ago. Just wondering if anyone knows where it is heading. This Howard was one of the first to be converted to floats by the late Clayton Scott of Renton WA in the late 1950's. I saw it passing through Dease Lake BC in 1972. Beautiful aircraft.
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Feb 12, 2015
Photo of N26J found on the web.
Photo taken in 1973.
Photographer not known.
Photo of N26J found on the web.
Photo taken in 1973.
Photographer not known.
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Thanks very much for the pic. As I mentionned previously I met Clayton Scott and a group of senior Boeing execs when they were in northern BC on tour with this Howard in 1972. Met him again at Renton WA mid 1980's. BY then I had done a bit of research on Mr. SCott. Very accomplished man. During WW2 he was the chief production test pilot at Boeing. He flew more B17's then any other person. He also became Bill Boeing's personal pilot flying him around in a Douglas DC-5, yes a DC-5.
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Did you own a Howard at some point AP.....?
Any Pics?
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I met the owner of N26J I believe his name was Dan Owen.... at the Palm Springs Air Musesum this past November. Really interesting guy who was volunteering at the museum. Dan is quite fond of the Howards, he is currently having his second Howard Jobmaster being rebuilt in S. California to an Oshkosh winner and also a Pa-12 Super Cruiser. He showed me a few videos of N26J on his phone and he kept commenting how much better the Howards are compared to the Beaver which he has also owned in the past. I wish I would've gotten his email but I had to go and find my kids......
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How opportune!
An ex-coworker of mine just posted this on FB a couple days ago, along with the following link:
... wow...The first Howard DGA-15P that I got to fly at Skylark, N65046 was built in 1942.. I was sure I would never see her again after seeing her land with the top half of her fuselage fabric torn loose and draping from her fin. That was around 1976!
These aircraft were descendants from Benny Howard's famous Bendix Trophy racing 'plane: "Mr. Mulligan" ! "DGA" stood for Damn Good Airplane. The wings were designed with a very slim airfoil that left no room for a fuel tank (they would have 3 to 5 fuel tanks in the belly) and a rather high wing loading (38 lbs/ sq. ft.).
FAR Part 23 Single Engine Airplanes, today must have LESS THAN A 65 Knot STALL..HOWARDS WOULD STALL AROUND 85 KIAS. Ailerons were not differential, which would lead to a snap roll into a spin if you treated her roughly! She would do 160 KIAS WITHOUT A DOOR OR WHEEL PANTS AND ECONO CRUISE! Vne was 250 KIAS. The cabin side windows rolled up and down with a Model A Ford window crank...
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/7033 ... crafttype/
An ex-coworker of mine just posted this on FB a couple days ago, along with the following link:
... wow...The first Howard DGA-15P that I got to fly at Skylark, N65046 was built in 1942.. I was sure I would never see her again after seeing her land with the top half of her fuselage fabric torn loose and draping from her fin. That was around 1976!
These aircraft were descendants from Benny Howard's famous Bendix Trophy racing 'plane: "Mr. Mulligan" ! "DGA" stood for Damn Good Airplane. The wings were designed with a very slim airfoil that left no room for a fuel tank (they would have 3 to 5 fuel tanks in the belly) and a rather high wing loading (38 lbs/ sq. ft.).
FAR Part 23 Single Engine Airplanes, today must have LESS THAN A 65 Knot STALL..HOWARDS WOULD STALL AROUND 85 KIAS. Ailerons were not differential, which would lead to a snap roll into a spin if you treated her roughly! She would do 160 KIAS WITHOUT A DOOR OR WHEEL PANTS AND ECONO CRUISE! Vne was 250 KIAS. The cabin side windows rolled up and down with a Model A Ford window crank...
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/7033 ... crafttype/
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Well I have a bit of time on the Howard and Beaver. They are both wonderful aircraft but each are quite different in their capabilities. For instance you would not be able to roll a 45 gal drum into a Howard. It can't handle bulky loads like a Beaver. Also the Howard does not have the STOL performance that a Beaver does. You could 3 point a Howard into a short field with full flaps but you will need a lot more room to get out. The flaps are not used for take off. They only provide drag for landing.cook11 wrote:I met the owner of N26J I believe his name was Dan Owen.... at the Palm Springs Air Musesum this past November. Really interesting guy who was volunteering at the museum. Dan is quite fond of the Howards, he is currently having his second Howard Jobmaster being rebuilt in S. California to an Oshkosh winner and also a Pa-12 Super Cruiser. He showed me a few videos of N26J on his phone and he kept commenting how much better the Howards are compared to the Beaver which he has also owned in the past. I wish I would've gotten his email but I had to go and find my kids......
The Howard is a great long range fast and comfortable aircraft just like it was designed for back in the 1930's.
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Some information in the link is suspect to me.Flybabe wrote:How opportune!
An ex-coworker of mine just posted this on FB a couple days ago, along with the following link:
... wow...The first Howard DGA-15P that I got to fly at Skylark, N65046 was built in 1942.. I was sure I would never see her again after seeing her land with the top half of her fuselage fabric torn loose and draping from her fin. That was around 1976!
These aircraft were descendants from Benny Howard's famous Bendix Trophy racing 'plane: "Mr. Mulligan" ! "DGA" stood for Damn Good Airplane. The wings were designed with a very slim airfoil that left no room for a fuel tank (they would have 3 to 5 fuel tanks in the belly) and a rather high wing loading (38 lbs/ sq. ft.).
FAR Part 23 Single Engine Airplanes, today must have LESS THAN A 65 Knot STALL..HOWARDS WOULD STALL AROUND 85 KIAS. Ailerons were not differential, which would lead to a snap roll into a spin if you treated her roughly! She would do 160 KIAS WITHOUT A DOOR OR WHEEL PANTS AND ECONO CRUISE! Vne was 250 KIAS. The cabin side windows rolled up and down with a Model A Ford window crank...
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/7033 ... crafttype/
The Howard DGA 15's only had 3 belly tanks. Perhaps some were modified but 3 tanks were standard. My manual states that the stall speed is 61 mph. From experience I can confirm that. Cruise speed with 28 inches and 1800 rpm would be 150 mph. This would be reduced to about 145 mph without wheel pants. Approach speed for me would be 85 mph with full flaps and full nose up trim. At 30-40 feet start the flare and reduce power and you would achieve a smooth 3 point landing.
VNE is 270 mph. Fastest my nerve ever allowed was 220 mph IAS.
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Can't say, AP. I have no reason to doubt my coworker. He is likely going from memory and not reading from a manual. That said, he is pretty close to what you have indicated!
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The only number that is close is the VNE. Your friend says 250kts, manual and cockpit placard says 270mph. 250kts = 278 mph.Flybabe wrote:Can't say, AP. I have no reason to doubt my coworker. He is likely going from memory and not reading from a manual. That said, he is pretty close to what you have indicated!
Your friend says stall of 85kts which is 98 mph. Manual says 61mph. Big difference.
Your friend says Econ cruise of 160 kits or 184 mph. Best Econ cruise I ever got was 145-150 mph.
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I flew in that aircraft this summer as a mechanic friend was warming it up for an oil change.If I remember correctly they were experimenting with full flaps for take off as the high speed wing didn't like the low speeds on floats.Very nice handling aircraft at speed,little sluggish on the controls at the low end.
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Heres a photo of it at YVR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N ... TyL-piaLnK
Theres another one at Langley too, been there a while
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N ... TyL-piaLnK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N ... TyL-piaLnK
Theres another one at Langley too, been there a while
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N ... TyL-piaLnK
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There was apparently a yellow one at Pitt Meadows yesterday... US Reg again.
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Nice Pic! I brought a couple of Howards down to East Marblehead ( near Detroit) back in 1998 or 1999. They were a trade from the Western Canada Aviation Museum to a guy down there. I delivered them by truck so not much fun until we arrived. He threw me the keys to his Lotus and said "see ya tomorrow morning". I believe he has since restored them.
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Hi guys, old subject I found while googling dehavilland beavers after watching six days and seven nights. I presently own N65046 you were talking about, N450HD today. Don’t know if you are still around but have a picture of it from 1976 in the aircraft records that shows it on a trailer looking very rough after a career hauling jumpers in CA. It’s restoration was completed 10-12 years ago and it was returned to service. It’s a nice airplane today, but no speed demon, none of these old airplanes I’ve flown live up to the hype or their original advertising as far as cruise speed goes. Mine runs 150tas down low and 160tas up high at 30”/2000 burning about 27gph. The plugs and exhaust pipe are a nice tan color at this. Dropping to 26/2000 and 20-21gph slows her down to about 130-135mph. On a 500mile flight the difference is about 5gal so I just leave it throttled up. All speeds are statute not knots. It remains what it always has been, a big comfy airplane that is pleasing to the eye and nice to ride and fly in. Just my 2cents worth, have a nice day.
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Keeping ahead of a Learjet!1820Driver wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:01 pm 19CB7A4F-7990-4383-BD26-F7961B7739CA.jpegHi guys, old subject I found while googling dehavilland beavers after watching six days and seven nights. I presently own N65046 you were talking about, N450HD today. Don’t know if you are still around but have a picture of it from 1976 in the aircraft records that shows it on a trailer looking very rough after a career hauling jumpers in CA. It’s restoration was completed 10-12 years ago and it was returned to service. It’s a nice airplane today, but no speed demon, none of these old airplanes I’ve flown live up to the hype or their original advertising as far as cruise speed goes. Mine runs 150tas down low and 160tas up high at 30”/2000 burning about 27gph. The plugs and exhaust pipe are a nice tan color at this. Dropping to 26/2000 and 20-21gph slows her down to about 130-135mph. On a 500mile flight the difference is about 5gal so I just leave it throttled up. All speeds are statute not knots. It remains what it always has been, a big comfy airplane that is pleasing to the eye and nice to ride and fly in. Just my 2cents worth, have a nice day.
AP