| FLY-OFF | Beech Staggerwing versus Howard DGA-15 THEY WERE RIVALS THEN, NOW, AND ALWAYS. In the late 1930s, as aviation's Golden Age of far-reaching aircraft experimentation and inspired development was coming to a close, the Beech D17 Staggerwing and Howard DGA-15 faced off as two of the most iconic creations of that historic era. B Y DAV E H I R S C H M A N P H OT O G R A P H Y B Y C H R I S R O S E 50 | AOPA PILOT July 2020