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Bede published an information booklet about the BD-5 in November 1970. Several very positive magazine articles appeared at this point. The October 1971 issue of Science & Mechanics had the BD-5 on the cover, listing the price as $1,950. The associated article showed the construction of the original prototype, with numerous claims about how easy ...
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-22L; W. Bede Wing; X. Bede XBD-2 This page was last edited on 22 November 2023, at 21:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
BD-5. Even while the BD-4 was in development, Bede was working on a more ambitious design, the BD-5 Micro. The Micro was a small single-seater that looked like a jet fighter, with the pilot sitting semi-reclined under a large fighter-like Plexiglas canopy. The fuselage was originally to be constructed from fiberglass panels over an aluminum ...
Registration Notes Adam A500: Civil N504AX: On outdoor display, number 4 out of 7 total aircraft built. Aeritalia C-27A Spartan: Civil N23743: On outdoor display Aero Spacelines 377-SG Super Guppy: NASA N940NS: On outdoor display Aerosport Quail: Civil N1387J: On indoor display Agusta A109C Max: Civil N301CM: On outdoor display Bede BD-4: Civil ...
Bede BD-5 on display at the Western Museum of Flight. Location: 3315 Airport Drive, Red Baron #3 ... This page was last edited on 9 September 2024, at 03:07 (UTC).
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. Some sources state that the prototype (registration N7BD) flew in December 1976, but most suggest that it was never actually completed, much ...
The company was formed in 1964 to build a production version of the Bede BD-1, a two-seat light aircraft designed and built by Jim Bede and first flown on July 11, 1963. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During the development of the BD-1 there was conflict between Bede and the other shareholders, and in 1965, Bede was removed from the company.