Bowers Fly Baby - Specifications (Fly Baby)

Specifications (Fly Baby)

Data from Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Length: 18.83 ft (5.74 m)
• Wingspan: 28.0 ft (8.54 m)
• Height:
• Wing area: 120 ft² (12.24 m²)
• Empty weight: 605 lb (274 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 924 lb (419 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85 flat-four engine, 85 hp (63.9 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph (194 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (178 km/h)
• Stall speed: 45 mph (73 km/h)
• Range: 300 mi (486 km) at 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
• Rate of climb: 1100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
• Wing loading: 7.7 lb/ft² (34.2 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 10.8 lb/hp (6.56 kg/kW)