AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2020 - 54
THIS PARTICULAR Staggerwing served as
a technology demonstrator for an avionics
firm, so its panel was decked out with digital equipment (including GPS antennas on
top of the fuselage for satellite reception)
that would have seemed like fantasy to the
airplane's designers. The six-position fuel
selector (lower right) is oddly positioned
next to the right-seater's right calf, and the
pilot must move it regularly to balance the
fuel load on long flights. Wide and plush
rear seats give passengers the feeling of
being surrounded by luxury.
seconds before the Beech seemed to find
another gear. It steadily moved ahead and
then took a commanding lead.
"I'm indicating 155 miles an hour,"
I fessed up as the Beech shrank in my
windshield.
"I'm doing 160, 162, 165," Napolitano
replied giddily. "Do you still have me in
sight? Let me know when you want me to
slow down for you."
ADVANTAGE: STAGGERWING.
SLOW FLIGHT
54 | AOPA PILOT July 2020
ADVANTAGE: STAGGERWING.
We repeated the slow-flight exercise with flaps down. This time, the more
highly wing-loaded DGA got spongy at 65
miles an hour and stalled at 60. Once again,
the Staggerwing kept flying.
ADVANTAGE: STAGGERWING, AGAIN.
ADVANTAGE: DGA.
LANDING DISTANCE
We returned to the airport together and set up
for an overhead approach to Runway 5. The
wind was out of the northeast at four knots.
With full flaps, the DGA approached
at 80 miles per hour, then made a tail-low
wheel landing with light braking. Total
runway distance was about 1,200 feet from
the threshold to the stopping point.
The Staggerwing also used full flaps,
approached at 75 miles an hour, and
made a three-point landing. Total runway
CHAD SLATTERY, FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
"I'm doing 160, 162, 165,"
Napolitano replied giddily.
"Do you still have me in
sight? Let me know when
you want me to slow
down for you."
Next, it was time to find out which airplane
could fly slower. In a clean configuration
with flaps up, we slowed in unison holding
a loose, line-abreast formation. The DGA's
controls started getting mushy at 70 miles
an hour, and the buffet and break came at
65 accompanied by a slight wing drop. The
Staggerwing kept flying.
ROLL 'EM
The Staggerwing moved into trail position
for the next maneuver, a roll comparison.
Both pilots used full aileron deflection and
coordinated rudder to roll their airplanes
as briskly as possible to a 45-degree bank
in one direction, then back to a 45-degree
bank in the opposite direction.
The DGA has a sedate roll rate of about
35 degrees per second, and control forces
are downright heavy. But the two-aileron biplane's roll rate is noticeably slower,
about 30 degrees per second.
We repeated the test to confirm our observations, but the result was the same each time.
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