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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).
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.
The BD-5J was a popular airshow fixture, and Bishop logged more than 1,500 hours in his jets, which he now operates for military customers as a cruise missile surrogate. Throughout the 1980s until 1991, Coors flew two of them as the "Silver Bullets". Budweiser also briefly had a BD-5J, called the Bud Light Jet. The aircraft was lost after a ...
Argus As 014 (aka "Argus 109-014") – pulse jet engine for V-1 flying bomb and Tornado boat; Argus As 044 [37] Argus As 16 4-cylinder inverted inline 40 hp [37] Argus As 17 6-cylinder inverted inline 225 hp / 285 hp [37] Argus As 401 development and renumbering of the As 10; Argus As 402 [37] Argus As 410 12-cylinder inverted V [37]
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The Bede BD-4 is an American light aircraft, designed by Jim Bede for homebuilding and available since 1968. It was one of the first homebuilt aircraft to be offered in kit form. [ 1 ] It remains one of the world's most popular homebuilts with thousands of plans sold and hundreds of examples completed to date.
The Bede BD-7 was a light aircraft constructed in the United States in 1976. It shared the Bede BD-5 's pusher propeller configuration but was considerably larger. The fuselage was all-metal , and the wings used the unique "panel-rib" wing construction pioneered on the Bede BD-4 .