The Howard DGA-18 was an American two-seat basic training aircraft designed and built by the Howard Aircraft Corporation for the United States Civil Pilot Training Program.

[1] The United States' Civilian Pilot Training Program resulted in high demand for both primary and advanced training aircraft, and in an attempt to take advantage of this demand, the DGA-18 was designed, with the first example flying in October 1940.

[2][3] The DGA-18 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with two tandem open cockpits and a fixed conventional landing gear.

The aircraft was built in three variants with different engines fitted.

[1] Data from Some Damn Good Airplanes[3]General characteristics Performance