- Design and development
- Operational history
- Variants
- Specifications (Baker Supercat)
- See also
- References
- External links
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The Baker Bobcat and the follow-on Baker Supercat are American homebuilt aircraft that were designed by Bobby Baker. Design and developmentThe Baker Supercat is a low-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft with all-wooden construction. The aircraft was originally designed to be an ultralight aircraft and the wings are removable. In 1994 Bowdler Aviation purchased the rights to the plans.[1][2] Operational historyIn 1994, an enclosed Supercat with a modified NACA 4415 airfoil and an inverted {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 installation engine was awarded Grand Champion Light Plane at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.[3] Variants- Baker Bobcat
Ultralight version powered by a KFM 107 engine and without wing struts - Baker Supercat
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See also{{aircontent
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}}References1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=EAA Experimenter|date=November 1994|title=Grand Champion Light Plane - Oshkosh 94|author=Mary Jones}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Bobcat ultralight|url=http://www.ultralightnews.com/antulbg/bobcat_ultralight.htm|accessdate=20 January 2014}}
3. ^{{cite journal|magazine=EAA Experimenter|date=November 1994|title=Grand Champion Light Plane - Oshkosh 94|author=Mary Jones}}
External links- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-uKjra6OVk YouTube Video]
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