DGA6 Racing Plane Mr. Mulligan Model Airplane

Item#: KDGA6TE

MSRP Price: $205.15

Factory Direct Price: $153.86

Wing Span: 19.88
Length: 15.38

Manufacturer: Howard

This Ready to Ship DGA6 Racing Plane Mr. Mulligan Scale Model Aircraft was handcrafted with absolute precision using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations. Working from our library of blueprints, reference materials and their exact photographs, Factory Direct Models master artisans recreated this DGA6 Racing Plane Mr. Mulligan into an amazingly detailed display model airplane replica that you can display at your home, office, museum, tradeshow or any place you desire.

This DGA6 Racing Plane Mr. Mulligan Wooden Airplane is a perfect gift for Aviation Enthusiasts, Pilot, Aviator or people who took part in developing this airplane.

Please note that the stand shown in this photograph may vary or change with the model you receive.

DGA6 Racing Plane Mr. Mulligan History:

The Howard DGA-6 was a pioneer racing plane, nicknamed Mister Mulligan. It was the only airplane ever designed for the specific purpose of winning the Bendix Trophy. The plane was designed and developed by Ben Howard and Gordon Israel, who later became an engineer for the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. Mister Mulligan was designed to fly the entire length of the race nonstop and at high altitude. Neither had ever been done before. Mister Mulligan won the trophy, and thus changed the way in which long distance airplanes were designed.

The Bendix Trophy was a cross-country race from the west coast to the site of the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, and typically was the starting event of the week-long aviation festival. The Thompson Trophy was awarded to the winner of the unlimited division in close-course pylon racing at the National Air Races.

The sole DGA-6 was constructed in 1934. It featured a steel tube fuselage with a plywood-skinned wing. Howard freely admitted he was inspired by "seeing the Monocoupe from the wrong end" during air races; The DGA-6 can thus be termed an "overgrown Monocoupe".

While enroute to the 1934 air races, oxygen and fuel system problems caused an off-field landing which damaged the gear and propeller. The aircraft could not be repaired in time and missed the 1934 season.