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The result was the sleek BD-5J (also known as the "Acrostar Jet" [33]), a 300 mph (260 kn; 480 km/h) aircraft. The design used the PBS Velká Bíteš PBS TJ100 turbojet with 337 lb (1.5 kN) thrust [ 34 ] [ 35 ] and the Sermel TRS-18 -046 turbojet which produced 225 lbf (1.00 kN ) thrust and which was used on a Caproni certified motorglider design.
Bede Aircraft Corporation was founded by aeronautical engineer Jim Bede in Cleveland in 1961 to produce the BD-1 kit aircraft, which eventually became the American Aviation Corporation's AA-1. The company also created and produced a number of advanced kit planes including the famous Bede BD-5 ( pusher propeller driven) and BD-5J (turbojet driven).
Bede BD-5J Micro. While the Xenoah engine was being tested, Bede decided to create an unconventional variant of the BD-5 with a small jet engine. The result was the BD-5J, a 300 mph (480 km/h) aircraft.
Scott Manning (15 May 1958 – 16 June 2006) was a Canadian aerobatic pilot of the world's smallest jet, the BD-5J.. He grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, and earned a degree in environmental studies at the University of Waterloo in 1985.
Bede BD-5J, a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft; Microjet 200, a small jet trainer aircraft built by Microjet SA; Microturbo, manufacturer of small turbojet engines; US Microjet LLC, an American manufacturer of very small turbine engines; SubSonex, a small homebuilt jet built by Sonex Aircraft
Bede BD-5; Bede BD-5J; Bede BD-10; Beechcraft BQM-126; Beechcraft Model 73 Jet Mentor; Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker; Bell X-5; Beriev Be-1; Boeing MQ-25 Stingray; Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat; Boeing Phantom Ray; Boeing X-32; Boeing X-46; Boeing X-51 Waverider; Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull; Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk; Boulton Paul P.111; Boulton Paul P.120 ...
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In the early 1970s, Aeronca was contracted by Bede Aircraft to assemble its first Bede BD-5J Microjet—the world's smallest jet airplane—but, after its experiences with the prototype, Aeronca declined to be further involved with the program. [2] [3]