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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, Peter Bowers also designed for amateur construction the biplane Fly Baby 1-B and the Bowers NAMU II named after Seattle's famous bulky captive whale. |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, prototype built in 720 working hours at cost of $1,050 with first flight 27 July 1960. |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, very popular plans-built wood & fabric single-seat monoplane with thousands of plans sold from early 1960s. |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, designer Peter Bowers won an EAA Design Award for the FLY BABY-plans later offered a wider two-place version and a two float seaplane version was tested. |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, braced tail with unbalanced rudder |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1-A, Continental C75 85 Hp, cowl logos |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1A, Continental C75 85 Hp, Builder's Data Plate |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1A, Continental C75 85 Hp, better panel view. The late Peter Bowers, a Boeing Aeronautical Engineer was a noted early aircraft photographer and historian. Note wings tension bracing across lower panel. |
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Santa Paula Airport (SZP), 2013-02-03 1991 Schuetz BOWERS FLY BABY 1A, Continental C75 85 Hp, panel, cover partly blown off |
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Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), 2008-07-28 1973 Keipinger BOWERS FLYBABY 1A, Continental C90 90 Hp, data |
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Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), 2008-07-28 1973 Keipinger BOWERS FLYBABY 1A, Continental C90 90 Hp, data |
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Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), 2008-07-27 1973 Keipinger BOWERS FLYBABY 1A, Continental C90 90 Hp |