
Bede BD-5 - Wikipedia
The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market primarily in kit form by the now …
Why Did This Crazy Kitplane Kill So Many Pilots? - HistoryNet
2020年5月20日 · Powered by a minuscule 200-pound-thrust French Microturbo TRS-18 turbojet engine, the BD-5J set the 1973 Oshkosh airshow crowd agog. (A landing accident caused by …
BD-5 – Experimental Aircraft & Kit Planes
The BD-5 was used in the movie with James Bond called “Octopussy”. The aircraft was available with two different size wings. The BD-5A had a wingspan of 14 ½ feet and the BD-5 B had a …
BD-5J Microjet - Museum of Flying
2014年3月3日 · The BD-5J version holds the record for the world’s lightest single-engine jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg). While the new Hirth engine was being tested, Bede …
Home of the BD-5 Aircraft
The BD-5 is a high performance single-place, low-wing, pusher-configuration sport plane. Design features include all-metal construction, mechanical retractable landing gear among the …
Bede BD-5J - Pima Air & Space
In 1973, Bede Aircraft introduced a jet-powered version the BD-5J. This aircraft still holds the record as the world’s smallest jet aircraft and is a popular air show performer. The BD-5J was …
Bede BD-5J - Plane & Pilot Magazine
2022年10月3日 · Bede sold hundreds of kits for the BD-5J, powered by a 225-pound-thrust turbojet. The plane's safety record is notoriously bad, and there're just a few of them still flying. …
BD-5J Bede | Pacific Coast Air Museum | Smallest Jet James
The BD-5J is the jet version of the original BD-5 propeller aircraft. It holds the record as the smallest jet aircraft. The aircraft featured a Microturbo jet engine. This aircraft type was …
BEDE BD-5J JET · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre
2019年5月8日 · Fitted with a 200 lbst turbojet, this model achieved a max speed of 467 km/h (290 mph) and a cruising speed of 386 km/h (240 mph) with a gross weight of 390 kg (860 lb).
Bede BD-5: the nightmare of pilots - AeroTime
2020年7月18日 · Through the years, BD-5 became more recognized for its fatal crashes, not for being the aircraft star of the James Bond movie. The engine failure downed the BD-5J single …