|
| Span |
Area |
Empty Weight |
Payload |
Gross Weight |
Wing Load |
Water Ballast |
| m |
ft |
sq.m |
sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg
/sq.m |
lb.
/sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
| 13.56 |
44.5 |
13.93 |
150 |
136 |
300 |
93 |
205 |
229 |
505 |
16.44 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
| Aspect
ratio: |
13.2 |
| Airfoil: |
Go 535 (mod) |
| Structure: |
1-strut-braced wood/fabric wings; wood/fabric all-moving tail surfaces, metal tail boom; wood pod |
| Engine: |
|
Comment:
The Baby Albatross, which flew in 1937, was a
production design for both kits and complete
sailplanes. Bowlus produced kits until the
oubreak of World War II in 1942, and in 1944
Laister-Kauffmann bought the rights but produced
no aircraft before going out of business. The
wing is reminiscent of the German Grunau Baby
design, and the pod is a molded plywood unit. No
spoilers are provided, but some have been
modified by owners to provide them. Many other
modifications were carried out, including one
Baby with a steel tube pod built by Schweizer.
Many soaring notables had a Baby Bowlus as their
first ship, including Dick Johnson, Dick Schreder
and Joe Lincoln, and flights of more than 402
km / 250 miles have been made. One example
belongs to the National Soaring Museum. The
Vintage Sailplane Association has plans. ATC. |
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