Guys, I am designing a wing rack to move the plane out (yippee!) of storage. Can you all tell me the spacing between ribs? I want to make sure the rack's...
Hi Rich, Rib spacing is 15". Greg ... storage. Can you all tell me the spacing between ribs? I want to make sure the rack's supports match the rib spacing....
Greg, Thanks a bunch! Gonna make sawdust this weekend! Rich ... Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi, I am new to this FLY BABY group. My name is Carlos Gonzalez and live in Medellin, Colombia (SKMD 4,940ft). I am a computing consultant, but also a private...
Carlos, I too live at a higher altitude of 5,280 ft. I have heard that Fly Babys with 65 hp will fly ok up here but there is one close to me with a 85 hp...
Hi Carlos, We live at 5500 feet ABSL we have 2 FBs at our field one has a 100 hp O200 and the other a 118 Hp O235 Both planes climb out at 700 - 800 FPM- On a...
Hi Dennis, Thank You for the input... I guess now I'll start to search for a nice c-85, o-200, or... o-235! I'll try to get to the US next year to see if...
Hi Doug, Thank you for the information... This encourages me towards the building and flying of the Fly Baby (it sure is a cool plane!) I guess a Hot day in...
Longtime Fly Baby List members know Drew Fidoe, our resident woodworking expert. Drew's in the Canadian Navy, currently on a deployment in the Persian Gulf...
Hi List I have a trailer that had been converted to transport a FlyBaby that is now excess to my needs. Located outside NW Atlanta. Email me direct for...
Nearly complete set of biplane Fly Baby wings for sale near St Louis. E mail me for details. Thanks Ole...
Ole and Marie Oleson
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Aug 15, 2005 7:16 pm
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All Builders, Did you guys find the Fin Nose Ribs from the plans accurate enough to do the fin or did you end up with gaps, short noses and loose fit? I am...
Hi Guys Want a trailer for my Flybaby. Am thinking of building one. Any picks of the trailers you folks are using (or info) now would be helpful. If I build or...
When hauling any kind of trailer the weight on the hitch should be about 10% of the total weight. (trailer wt. plus load wt.) With out this weight on the hitch...
Hi everyone, been awhile since I've posted. Work seems to have removed the filter for this site! It's been raining a lot here in Georgia. That with work and ...
Wendell called me up a couple of weeks back. He's gotten to the age where it's just not comfortable to fly his plane for long periods of time anymore, and have...
Hallo, i would like to know where i can get the plans to build a flybaby. I would like to build an experimantal and i have to figger out, if this one would be...
... Plans-ordering information can be found at: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/#order Walter engine would work, but it wouldn't be quite as efficient as the...
Hi everyone, from the looks of the Fly Baby website, the majority of us have Cont. 65's. I'm in the process of ordering a new wood prop. My Plane has a empty...
Jeff, I discussed this with Ed Sterba before he made my climb prop. Matching a heavy Flybaby to and A-65 and my heavy butt yielded 72-40. He made a beautiful...
Hi All, I guess Digital Camera's prices are low enough now that I am thinking of buying one myself to take pictures of my FB construction. Do you have any...
I looked up his address on the FAA registration website. (at least I think it's him) Maybe you can get his phone number from dexonline.com Denis Name FISHER...
Marco, I have a Panasonic DMC FZ1 2 megapixel camera it cost me $250 from Ritz Camera on the net. It will make sharp 8x10 pictures if you take a well exposed...
Well- since I'm grounded for the next month or so, I decided to try and fix some of the small things I've avoided for the last year. My winshield has a pretty...
As far as one piece windshields verses multipiece, if one panel gets cracked or scratched you can just replace the one panel rather than the whole windshield. ...
... I think the 3-piece is solid enough; that's what N500F flew with for forty years. The BIG advantage of the three-piece windshield: You don't have to form...
... both are trade names --like kleenex or puffs-- for two different types of plastic: polycarbonate and acrylic. both are available in many brands. lexan is...
Thanks for the info everyone. Great stuff. I have the three-pane window that you see in the plans, but Looking at the backside I found that it's actually one...
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