Most Americans remember F. Lee Bailey as the renowned criminal defense attorney who helped acquit O.J. Simpson and who was responsible for freeing Sam Shepherd, the physician convicted of killing his wife. But to pilots, Bailey is best known for his role in helping famed aerobatic pilot R.A. “Bob” Hoover fight the FAA’s emergency revocation of his medical certificate, and for developing the Bailey Bullet, a highly modified Piper Twin Comanche, and the Hoover Hornet, a modified Rockwell Shrike. Bailey, with a group of investors, also owned the Enstrom Helicopter Corp. from 1971 to 1979.
Source: aopaAttorney F. Lee Bailey dies at 87