Butterfly Banty

Banty
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Butterfly Aero
Designer Mike Kimbrel
Introduction 1984
Status Plans no longer available (2013)
Number built 30 (1998)

The Butterfly Banty, also called the Kimbrel Banty for its designer, is an American homebuilt ultralight aircraft that was designed by Mike Kimbrel and produced by Butterfly Aero of Oakville, Washington, introduced in 1984. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.