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The Bede BD-10 was Jim Bede's attempt to introduce the world's first kit-built jet-powered general aviation supersonic aircraft. [1] After several years of testing and modifications, the project was taken over by investors in order to produce fully completed civilian and military training aircraft , but these projects were never realized.
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A Global BD-700 on a test flight. In October 1991, the Global Express was unveiled at the NBAA convention. [6] In December 1993, the programme was launched. [7] In June 1994, its high-speed configuration was frozen while the low-speed configuration was established in August 1994.
Pages in category "Bede aircraft" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Bede BD-10; Bede BD-12; Bede BD-17 Nugget; Bede BD-14; Bede BD-22L; W.
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).
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc., with its headquarters in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. [1] Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners, and the newer CSeries (also known as the Airbus A220).
The aircraft featured retractable undercarriage, split flaps, spoilers to reduce speed for landing, and a V-tail for decreased drag in cruise. Two versions were planned — the BD-5A with "short" wings for high speeds, and the BD-5B with 4 ft (1.2 m) longer wings for range and powered glider use. Performance of the BD-5A was claimed to be 210 ...