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baby great lakes biplane the smallest bi plane in the world that can be flown?

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  1. Yes.


  2. The Stits Baby Bird is considered the world's smallest monoplane while Starr's Bumble Bee II is the world's smallest biplane

  3. Starrs Bumble Bee II.

    The Guiness Book of World Records credits the Bumble Bee II as the world's smallest biplane.   Unfortunately  on the day of its first flight, after making several passes at a height of about 400 feet, the aircraft's  engine  quit.   The plane was completely destroyed  in  the  resulting  crash. Starr, the pilot, was seriously injured,  but eventually  fully recovered from his injuries.

    Although the Bumble Bee II was lost, the original  Bumble Bee  is  on  display  at  the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tuscon, AZ.

    Specifications as;

    Primary Function: Recreation, Crew: one, Engine: 85 hp, Weight Empty: 396 lbs, Max. Weight: 574 lbs, Cruise Speed: 133 mph, Max. Speed: 190 mph, Climb Rate: 4,500 fpm, Ceiling: 14,000 feet, Rang: n/a, First Flight: 5/8/88
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