Bowers Fly Baby

The famous EAA homebuilt Fly Baby is well know and loved with the real aircraft capable of being built not only as a monoplane but also a bipe.

The Fly Baby is a single-seat, open cockpit, folding-wing monoplane powered by engines ranging from 65 to 100 HP. It was originally designed in 1960 to compete in the first (and so far, only EAA design competition). It is built primarily of wood, with fabric covering. Most are powered by Continental A-65, C-75, C-85, or O-200 engines. Performance is sprightly; a bit better than that of, say, an Aeronca Champ.

While a single-seat airplane, the Fly Baby isn't small. It has a wingspan just two feet less than a Cessna 150. It's got a big cockpit. Pete Bowers is six feet two inches tall, and I weigh about 250 pounds. That gives you an idea of the range of sizes that can be accommodated.

FEATURES:

• - All Balsa and lite-ply construction
• - Fully covered in weathered detail
• - Fiberglass cowling
• - Hand painted pilot
• - Control surfaces pre-hinged and installed