Based on previous work with innovative light aircraft, the BD-1 (eventually developed into the American Aviation AA-1 Yankee) and the BD-2, Jim Bede designed the BD-4, the first real “kitplane” in the world.

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.

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

The BD-4 is a light general aviation aircraft marketed in the United States for homebuilding since 1968. It was the first home-built aircraft to be offered in kit form, and remains one of the world’s most popular home-builds with thousands of plans issued and hundreds of versions completed.

Based on previous work with innovative light aircraft, the BD-1 (eventually developed into the American Aviation AA-1 Yankee) and the BD-2, Jim Bede designed the BD-4, the first real “kitplane” in the world.

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. [citation needed]

Second generation Jim Bede-designed all-metal “wet” cantilever high wing design with the same 64-415 modified airfoil. The bonded wing skin is rivet-free except for the trailing edge spar. Ribs are 1/2″ aluminum honeycomb. 10, 20, and 30-degree flap deflection.

2020年5月20日 · In November 1976, the 503 prototype was destroyed in a crash. Bede Aircraft Corp. was by then a dead company walking. Having burned through some $7 million in kit payments and $2.7 million in production model deposits, it had no money left to build a new prototype, produce kit parts, find an engine or pursue FAA certification of the BD-5D.

The BD-5 was designed in 1973, and proved to be an extremely popular aircraft. The BD-5 is small and lightweight, and can be either single seat propeller or jet driven. The jet version is listed in the Guinness book of records as the world’s smallest jet.

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.