The Little Bird 10 sec after Hatfield applied throttle for the first full flight.

The Little Bird shows off lots of square feet as it flies overhead.

The Little Bird settling down for a perfect three-pointer at the end of its first flight. The aircraft is powered by a 27 h.p. Rotax microlight engine.

Hatfield taxying in the Little Bird. The aircraft's snug-fitting canopy is simply Mylar film heat-shrunk over the framework.

Hatfield in the cockpit of his minimal all-silver aeroplane just before the first flight.

A grinning Milt Hatfield, all ready to begin taxying tests.