CLASSIC AIRPLANE ULTRA FLY BABY AIRCRAFT PLANS ON CD PLUS EXTRAS

Description

The Bowers Fly Baby is a homebuilt, single-seat, open-cockpit, wood and fabric low-wing monoplane.
The Fly Baby was designed to be a very simple aircraft. For example, the fuel gauge is a stiff wire attached to a float poking up through the gas cap (a common application in the 1930s and 1940s, as seen on Piper and Aeronca light aircraft). The structure is of aircraft-grade spruce and plywood, covered with doped aircraft fabric. Aileron controls are push-tube, elevator controls are a combination of push-tube and cable, the rudder is cable-controlled.
The landing gear is fixed and unsprung. The main landing gear struts are made of laminated wood with a steel axle. The only shock absorption comes from the tires themselves. Hydraulic wheel brakes are usually fitted.
The aircraft was designed to be powered by a 65-horsepower (48 kW) Continental A-65 piston engine taken from a Piper Cub. Engines of up to 100 horsepower (75 kW) have been fitted, including the Continental O-200 and converted Corvair engines.
CD CONTENTS
Ultra Fly Baby Plans
Fly Baby Bulletins
Fly Baby Flight Simulator Sequences
Software
Aeronautical Screen Savers
Wind Tunnel Plans
General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 18.83 ft (5.74 m)
Wingspan: 28.0 ft (8.54 m)
Height: ()
Wing area: 120 ft² (12.24 m²)
Empty weight: 605 lb (274 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 924 lb (419 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85 flat-four engine, 85 hp (63.9 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 120 mph (194 km/h)
Cruise speed: 110 mph (178 km/h)
Stall speed: 45 mph (73 km/h)
Range: 300 mi (486 km) at 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
Rate of climb: 1100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 7.7 lb/ft² (34.2 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 10.8 lb/hp (6.56 kg/kW)