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-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s.

May 20, 2020 · Flying out of Wels, Austria, Rupert Überacker and his piston-engine Bede BD-5G are regulars on the European airshow circuit. (Dietmar Schreiber) On August 2, 1972, standing near a taxiway at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, I pressed a check for $200 into the hand of a short, fat guy in a red shirt.

The purpose of this web site is to provide information about the Bede Aircraft BD-5, an experimental, homebuilt, single-seat high performance aircraft that first flew more than 30 years ago and which to this day continues to draw crowds wherever one lands.

Control harmony for the BD-5 is excellent and well balanced. It has an all-mechanical, retractable tricycle landing gear that could be extended or retracted in the blink of an eye. The original BD-5 airframe proved to be very strong and durable, but somewhat complex and difficult to build.

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 industry finest, detachable wings,and wrist action side stick control as in modern day fighter aircraft.

Jul 18, 2020 · In the late 1960s, the U.S. aircraft designer Jim Bede created the first-ever Bede BD-5, which belonged to the series of single-seat homebuilt aircraft. It has a small, streamlined fuselage with space under a canopy for a semi-reclined pilot and an …

The Official Home of The BD-5 Network The purpose of this web site is to provide information about the Bede Aircraft BD-5, an experimental, homebuilt, single-seat high performance aircraft that first flew more than 30 years ago and which to this …

Feb 6, 2013 · It was a diminutive single-seat airplane. It was a low-wing, with a canopy. It came as a piston-powered airplane and a pure jet (BD-5J). The promise was a low price and high performance. The BD-5 started life with a fiberglass fuselage but that was quickly changed to metal to better strengthen the area where the tail attached.

Aug 13, 2024 · Featuring a fresh, new approach to airfoil design, the “G” represents the latest state-of-the-art in aerodynamic engineering. Fully aerobatic, the BD-5G is stressed for +/- 6 G’s. Roll rate is improved over 30% as a result of the shorter 17′ jet-length Continue Reading.