Model 1a Archives - Pima Air & Space https://pimaair.org/designation/model-1a/ Creating Unlimited Horizons in Aerospace Education Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:43:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Bowers Fly Baby https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/bowers-fly-baby/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 02:51:37 +0000 http://pimaair.wpengine.com/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=857 Bowers Fly Baby Model 1A In 1962, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) held its first and only homebuilt aircraft design contest.  The winner was Peter Bowers’ Fly Baby.  The aircraft is an extremely simple wood and fabric design intended to be simple to build.  The plans for the aircraft were published in the EAA’s “Sport […]

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A picture of the Bowers Fly Baby Model 1A

In 1962, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) held its first and only homebuilt aircraft design contest.  The winner was Peter Bowers’ Fly Baby.  The aircraft is an extremely simple wood and fabric design intended to be simple to build.  The plans for the aircraft were published in the EAA’s “Sport Aviation” magazine beginning in January 1963.  The Fly Baby proved to be a very adaptable design and Bowers modified his aircraft into both a seaplane and a biplane.

Service History

Built by Roy McCalden, Tucson, Arizona and completed in November 1978.

September 1985          Donated to Pima Air & Space Museum.

Wingspan 28 ft

Wingspan
Length 18 ft 10 in.

Length
Height 6 ft 11 in.

Height
Weight 925 lbs (loaded)

Weight
Max. Speed 120 MPH

Maximum Speed
Service Ceiling 15,000 ft

Service Ceiling
Range 300 miles

Range
Engines One Continental A-65-8 with 65 horsepower

Engine
Crew 1

Crew

Manufacturer
Brewster

Markings
Roy McCalden, Tucson, Arizona, 1977

Designation
Fly Baby Model 1A

Registration
N9992

Serial Number
77-2

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