Two-place Baby Albatross BA-102 Bowlus   


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General Details
Manufacturer: Bowlus
Plane Name:

Two-place Baby Albatross BA-102

Classified as: Unclassified
Country Of Origin: U S A
Designer: Hawley Bowlus
No. of Seats 2
No. Built 3
   
Performance:
L/DMax: 20
   
MinSink: 0.69 m/s / 2.25 fps / 1.33 kt
   


 

Specifications:
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 13.94 150 216 476 192 424 408 900 29.27 6 0 0
Aspect ratio: 13.2
Airfoil: Go 535 mod.
Structure: molded wood pod, aluminum tube tail boom, wood monospar strutted wing, wood tail group, fabric cover
Engine:

Comment:
The two-place Baby-Albatross was created by adding approximately two feet to the pod of the BA-100 Baby Albatross and providing for a second seat beneath the wing, with porthole windows on each side. The first built had the usual Bowlus control yokes while the second had conventional sticks. Those built up from BT-100 parts were known sometimes as the BTS-100. There are no approach control devices. One belongs to the National Soaring Museum. The Vintage Sailplane Association has plans.


           

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