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Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross

William H. Bowlus

Single-seat, high-wing monoplane glider with wooden monocoque fuselage pod, aluminum tube tail boom, and wooden empennage; fabric-covered rudders and elevators and strut-braced wooden wings partially covered with fabric; hardware and fittings are cast aluminum.

Date

1937

Type

CRAFT-Aircraft

Medium

Wingspan: 13.6 m (44 ft 6 in)

Department

NASM

Institution

National Air and Space Museum

Object number

nasm_A19630397000

Credit

Gift of Ralph P. Kliegle