 |
N585M was built by Raymond
Mull
of Benton Harbor in 1992, and has a Franklin engine. William
Bartlett
of Alabama bought it in late 2007. |
 |
 Many
Fly Babies were started in the '60s, but a much lower number were
completed.
N4640P was started in the '60s, but Ray Harper finished it in the early
1980s. It stopped flying right after the turn of the
century.
Gary Barger just got it flying again (December 2007) after a lot of
work,
including installation of a rebuilt A-65 with a new Ed Sterba 72-42
prop.
It's got an empty weight of 665 lbs. You can find more about this
plane on the Chapter
1016 web page. |
 |
  Martin
Fleischhauer lives in Arizona, and bought N19DR in early 2007. |
 |
 Matt
Michael of Osage, Iowa, bought N48ML in mid-2006. In 2008, he
made a canopy for it, and has a provided construction
details.
|
 |
Bob Pearce of Saskatchwan based
his two-seat
"Skybaby 2" on the Fly Baby design. Many aspects were
resized...for
instance, the fuselage longerons are 1/8" larger and the wing is two
inches
broader in chort and about two feet wider in span. It's powered
by
an O-235, and with a full electrical system, has a 813-pound empty
weight. |
 |
 Ben
Kaufman of Provo Utah bought this Fly Baby as an uncompleted project
when
he was 15! It took him about seven years, but he finally did get
it flying. |
|
 N51808
is a biplane built by a man named Womack, and first flew in
1978.
It's got an A65 upgraded to 75 HP, a 72" Culver prop, and a
transponder.
In May 2008, Paul Wayland of Iowa purchased it from the estate of the
late
Andy Gutow. |
 |
 Dr.
Bernhardt von Moltke built ZS-UEA in the late 60s, and his son, Leo,
believes
it was the first Fly Baby in South Africa. The photos are
interesting...the
first shows a fairly conventional Fly Baby (with modified wingtips),
but
the second shows the same airplane with strut-braced wings and a
spring-steel
landing gear. See the South
African
Fly Babies page to see a magazine photo of this aircraft. |
 |
 Ed
Leineweber purchased this plane
from John
Duvall in the Orlando in May 2008. It was ferried up by a friend,
Jet Blue pilot Eric Slayback, who is the guy in the photo. Eric
made
it from Florida to Wisconsin, a distance of about 1,100 sm., in a day
and
a half. |
|
 Joe
Dougherty of Aurora IL bought N4377U
from Bob Hunt in December
2007, and had it re-registered as N922JK. He completed a 360 hour
rebuild in June 2008. Major changes were: new paint,
windshield, floorboards, veneers, seat, instrumentation, carb, mags,
accessory case, and general touch-up. He received with a Bronze
Lindy award at AirVenture 2008.
|
Fly Baby
Photos
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Many
Fly Babies were started in the '60s, but a much lower number were
completed.
N4640P was started in the '60s, but Ray Harper finished it in the early
1980s. It stopped flying right after the turn of the
century.
Gary Barger just got it flying again (December 2007) after a lot of
work,
including installation of a rebuilt A-65 with a new Ed Sterba 72-42
prop.
It's got an empty weight of 665 lbs. You can find more about this
plane on the Chapter
1016 web page. 
Martin
Fleischhauer lives in Arizona, and bought N19DR in early 2007.
Matt
Michael of Osage, Iowa, bought N48ML in mid-2006. In 2008, he
made a canopy for it, and has a provided construction
details.
Ben
Kaufman of Provo Utah bought this Fly Baby as an uncompleted project
when
he was 15! It took him about seven years, but he finally did get
it flying.
N51808
is a biplane built by a man named Womack, and first flew in
1978.
It's got an A65 upgraded to 75 HP, a 72" Culver prop, and a
transponder.
In May 2008, Paul Wayland of Iowa purchased it from the estate of the
late
Andy Gutow.
Dr.
Bernhardt von Moltke built ZS-UEA in the late 60s, and his son, Leo,
believes
it was the first Fly Baby in South Africa. The photos are
interesting...the
first shows a fairly conventional Fly Baby (with modified wingtips),
but
the second shows the same airplane with strut-braced wings and a
spring-steel
landing gear. See the South
African
Fly Babies page to see a magazine photo of this aircraft.
Ed
Leineweber purchased this plane
from John
Duvall in the Orlando in May 2008. It was ferried up by a friend,
Jet Blue pilot Eric Slayback, who is the guy in the photo. Eric
made
it from Florida to Wisconsin, a distance of about 1,100 sm., in a day
and
a half.
Joe
Dougherty of Aurora IL bought N4377U
from Bob Hunt in December
2007, and had it re-registered as N922JK. He completed a 360 hour
rebuild in June 2008. Major changes were: new paint,
windshield, floorboards, veneers, seat, instrumentation, carb, mags,
accessory case, and general touch-up. He received with a Bronze
Lindy award at AirVenture 2008.
