Bradley Aerobat
The Bradley BA 100 Aerobat is an American aerobatic homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Bradley Aerospace of Chico, California. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.The BA 100 Aerobat features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear, or optional conventional landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The all-metal aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its span wing lacks flaps and has a wing area of. The cabin width is. The acceptable power range is and the standard powerplant is the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. For aerobatics the BA 100 is stressed to +/-9g
The BA 100 Aerobat has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload for pilot and baggage is.
Factory kit options included conventional landing gear and a STOL kit. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 150 hours.Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that 33 kits had been sold and 28 aircraft were flying.
In December 2013 three examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.Specifications (BA 100 Aerobat)
