| Eagle DW.1 | |
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| 1980-built DW.1 agricultural biplane at Grangeville, Idaho in June 1994 | |
| Role | Agricultural biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Eagle Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Dean Wilson |
| First flight | 1977 |
| Introduction | 1979 |
| Status | in service in 2009 |
| Primary user | Crop-spraying firms |
| Number built | 95 |
The Eagle DW.1 is an American-built single-seat agricultural biplane of the late 1970s.
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The DW.1 was designed by Dean Wilson of the Eagle Aircraft Company of Boise, Idaho and the first example first flew in 1977. The Eagle is a single-seat agricultural biplane with tapered long-span wings, an enclosed single-seat cockpit and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The prototype was fitted with a Jacobs R-755-B2 radial engine but later examples were fitted with other more modern powerplants.
Production was sub-contracted to Bellanca Aircraft of Alexandria, Minnesota.[1] The type certificate was sold to Alexandria Aircraft LLC in 2002, but no further production has been undertaken.[2]
95 examples of the DW.1 were built between 1979 and 1983. Their use has been dominately in the agricultural aviation field as crop-dusters and sprayers. In 2001, over 40 examples remained in use throughout the United States.[3]
Data from Simpson, 2001, p. 204
General characteristics
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