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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. |
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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. |
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  Martin
Fleischhauer lives in Arizona, and bought N19DR in early 2007. |
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 Matt
Michael of Osage, Iowa, bought N48ML in mid-2006. |
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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. |
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 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 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. |
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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. |
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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.
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 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.
