Bowlus / BA-102 2-place Baby Albatross
Glider Reg. Number: N33630
1941
Design & Development
BA-102 Two-Place Baby Albatross. The two-seat version with extended rear fuselage by 2 ft. (0.6 m) to accommodate a passenger, with two small portal-type windows. The first one was constructed by Bowlus and Don Mitchell in the winter of 1938. Three were built and registered as experimental aircraft.
The NSM 2-place Baby Albatross was donated to the museum in 1995 by Ron Nelson.
Specifications
Span: 44' 6" 13.56 m
Length: 18' 11" 5.76 m
Wing Area: 150 ft2 13.95 m2
Empty Weight: 300lbs 136.2 kg
Wing Loading: 3.3 lbs./ ft2. 16.11 kg/m2
Glide Ratio: 20:1
Rate of Sink: 2.25 ft/sec. @ 33 mph 0.69 m/sec. @ 53 km/h.