Way Better Late Than Never - Kurt Gubert’s Fly Baby Biplane

“Why did I wait so long?” That’s what Kurt Gubert, EAA 441434, said on May 16, 2015, when he made the first flight of his eye-catching Fly Baby biplane, a project that began more than 35 years ago. Find the answer in the January 2017 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

[@timcarter7616]

The owner beams with pride showing off this absolutely perfectly built plane. Every detail looks, how can I say it- perfect.
I bet it flies like an absolute dream. The years of work and the expense would be worth it if the airplane turned out half this good.
Wow. Some company should get a prototype certified and build these for sale to the public. They would be everywhere.

[@55pilot]

Beautiful airplane and beautiful craftsmanship. Pete Bower's Fly Baby will go down in history like the Pientenpol Aircamper.

[@johnw4659]

Great video and a beautiful airplane. Nicely done.

[@SmokeFlame1]

Beautiful Fly Baby. Magnificent flight shots.

[@wavydavy3737]

That is a great looking WWI tribute aircraft. Wish it were a two seater!

[@rickrivers2909]

absolutely beautiful video, kind of warms the heart. the 9 who disliked this video must be the jealous type. they are the ones who pour beer on their morning cereal and Vaseline on their toast.

[@mikewhite4628]

That's a beauty!!! Pete Bowers would be very pleased with you!

[@spurgear4]

Beautiful , I need to have another look at my plans.

[@airproyectgera7095]

Muy buena terminación... lindo avión ... perfectamente acompañado por los acordes....dan ganas de volar

[@konstantinoskatomeris3851]

this is the life of the homebuilder ..persistence,,,patience....dreaming...working...

[@sganzerlag]

Beautiful, beautiful airplane!! Congratulations!! I bet it flies about as good as it looks, too.

[@algentry1]

I could watch this forever

[@ronwanttaja8209]

Absolutely Fantastic!

[@markrobinson1649]

Beautiful airplane and scenery, good job

[@bluemarshall6180]

Mark Robinson And Beautiful Music too.

[@tomcoryell]

Very well done Kurt! Beautiful plane!

[@HangarGang]

I love it! I wish I could fly with him, we would make quite a spectacle! Very nice video

[@SteveAubrey1762]

That..was.. AWESOME !!

[@robertlafnear4865]

THAT PLANE TAKES MY BREATH AWAY ! ,..... really nice ! , Thats what EAA is all about and its members.

[@samuelcruz9258]

May be Im late...but I hope this old man enyoy many hours flying this small beauty. I want one.

[@haraldschevik5213]

I WANT ONE

[@jjbird420]

Yeahhhhhh. Nice one Kurt. What a beauty.

[@viperdust2588]

Absolute beauty of an aircraft.

[@captainhuspower5723]

Flys like a bird. Beautifully constructed, well done worth waiting for.CORBY STARLET builder /owner.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

I knew bob boyce and his wife very well. Wish I still had my corby starlet plans! Greatest airplane ever.

[@bluemarshall6180]

Laurie Wincen Even the Birds ate Jealous. 😃

[@jeeperscreatures]

What a stunning beauty !

[@PowerThirteen]

Beautiful plane. 👍

[@sparkymarien]

Kurt - I think I seen you at Brodhead. I'll look up the article in Sport Aviation.

[@5xls]

Oh my gosh, your airplane is beautiful!

[@efox2001]

Where can I find plans for this?

[@Docinaplane]

I love my plane, a red Arrow, but I miss flying open cockpit.

[@xx-explosion-xx4064]

Awesome!!

[@SteveAubrey1762]

Are the fly babies aerobatic capable?

[@MarkSDCA]

Good looking Fly Baby

[@jayham1970]

A mini-Jenny. It’s beautiful. ❤️

[@9999plato]

So I'm guessing that if you do the biplane version the biplane configuration does not require the wires to be tired to the landing gear, that or he ran spars through the cockpit floor so they overlap each other and bolt it to a #3 and #5 former for rigidity. I'd love to know. Personally thinking of getting my sport licence and building one of these since they look sop good. Used to build the RC versions.

[@kurtgubert4434]

9999plato The wings attach to the fuselage the same as the monoplane.The flying and landing wires attach in typical biplane fashion.You can see the biplane plans at Ron Santana's Bowers Fly Baby website.

[@9999plato]

One of my favorite videos, I watch it weekly. The score works so well with the footage.

[@heatherclement2163]

beautiful.

[@simonkynaston6751]

That is beautiful!

[@jopitomnik1396]

Superbe machine ! Félicitations !

[@isaiahgershon1960]

music?

[@robertcovell2787]

OMG I'm in love!

[@erinbiggers7709]

Wow I love it 😍

[@ulfnowotny01]

Just gorgeous! I'm in love!

[@wavydavy3737]

I want one. Best looking hamburger runnin plane for sure. Scarf and all!

[@Aero360Aviation]

Thats a beauty

[@chrisshepherd1566]

You would never be short on rudder authority...its like a barn door.....

[@59vaughn]

In love.....

[@savage22bolt32]

Nice video but you ruined it with the background music

[@troy4219]

Fun

[@screaminlordbyron7767]

Nice plane.. would've been good to hear it instead of the cheezy music

[@bnipmnaa]

VERY annoying music.