| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4453H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stits DS-1 Baby Bird |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stits DS-1 Baby Bird |
| Aircraft Version: | Stits DS-1 Baby Bird |
| C/n (msn): | 001 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - PioneerMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: WS17 Other: - |
| Collection: | EAA Airventure Museum |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 |
| Photo Date: | 21 July 2024 |
| Photo by: | Mick Bajcar |
| Photo ID: | 716206 |
| Photo Comment |
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In 1980, Don Stits designed the Baby Bird, a tiny, high-wing monoplane intended to be the smallest in the world. It was constructed of steel tubing in the fuselage and a wooden wing of only 6 feet 3 inches (1.9m). It had a tricycle landing gear and a lightweight German-made Hirth engine of 55 hp with an 11-foot fuselage (3.4m). It made 35 flights and in 1984, it was registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Smallest Monoplane in the World," This photo is copyright © Mick Bajcar, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2024, and has since been viewed 616 times. |