Heath Baby Bullet Explained

The Heath Baby Bullet was a racing aircraft built during the interwar period.

Design and development

The Baby Bullet started as a single place, mid-winged, open cockpit, conventional landing gear equipped aircraft. A Bristol Cherub engine was first used, followed by a Continental A-40.^[1]

Operational history

• 1928 National Air Races
• 1934 National Air Races - Bob Chonsky renamed his plane the "Angell Whistler" and crashed with a failed landing gear.^[2]

Variants

• 1932 Single main wheel version

Notes and References

1. Book: History's Most Important Racing Aircraft. Don Berliner. 62.
2. Book: Hangar Sweepings: Reflections of an Airport Bum. Harold Mills. 116.