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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. |
 |
 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. |
 |
 N48ML
changed hands again. Jesse Anglin of Lincoln, Nebraska
bought it in 2013, and is now flying it as open
cockpit. Jesse had a friend shoot some fantastic
air-to-air shots... click the thumbnail. The previous owner,
Matt Michael of Osage, Iowa, made a canopy for it, and has a
provided construction details.
|
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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. |
 |
 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 Page 8
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.
N48ML
changed hands again. Jesse Anglin of Lincoln, Nebraska
bought it in 2013, and is now flying it as open
cockpit. Jesse had a friend shoot some fantastic
air-to-air shots... click the thumbnail. The previous owner,
Matt Michael of Osage, Iowa, 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.
