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The Bumble Bee II was designed and built by Robert H. Starr in Phoenix, Arizona with the intent of breaking the record for the world's smallest biplane. [1] Before building the Bumble Bee II, Starr had been deeply involved with the development of previous aircraft holding the title of "world's smallest airplane".
The Stits DS-1 Baby Bird is a homebuilt aircraft built to achieve a "world's smallest" status. The Baby Bird is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Smallest Airplane in the World.” as of 1984. The title was later defined as "world's smallest monoplane" to acknowledge Robert H. Starr's Bumble Bee II as the world's smallest biplane. [1]
Only a prototype registration NX90840 was built, and the type did not enter production. The prototype was destroyed when the original San Diego Air and Space Museum burned down in 1978. [ 2 ] After the fire, a replica was built and is now on display at the new San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park .
Robert H. Starr (February 6, 1924 – June 15, 2009) [1] was the designer, builder and pilot of The World's Smallest Piloted Biplane Airplane, the Starr Bumble Bee II. [2] The Guinness Book of Records awarded The Bumble Bee the official world record title in 1985 and with the flight of the Bumble Bee II, the record still stands today 2022.
The aircraft was eventually donated to the National Air and Space Museum for display. [2] Ray Stits was a mechanic and Second World War fighter pilot, but claimed he was not an engineer. He went on to develop several home-built designs, including the Stits SA-3A Playboy, which would be the basis for the VanGrunsven RV-1 and thousands of Van's ...
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Also built in France by Reims Aviation. Ilyushin Il-2: M: Ground-attack: 36,183 Soviet Union: 1941: 1945 Messerschmitt Bf 109: M: Fighter: 34,852 Germany: 1936: 1958 Most-produced fighter and single-seat aircraft. Also built in Hungary, Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. Piper PA-28 series: C: Utility / trainer 32,778+ United ...