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.

2016年8月11日 · Designer Jim Bede first conceived N500BD as an ultralight powered glider. The aircraft was built in 1970 and first flown in September of 1971 at Hutchinson, Kansas, with Bede at the controls. The prototype BD-5 differs from all later models in that it has a bolted angle frame and a fiberglass outer fuselage shell; later versions have a stamped ...

2022年6月21日 · On September 12, 1971, The first prototype, N500BD, lifted just a few feet off of the ground. It was powered by a 36 hp Polaris snowmobile engine and the small hop revealed that the plane was nowhere near production-ready.

2019年1月19日 · Designer Jim Bede first conceived N500BD as an ultralight powered glider. The aircraft was built in 1970 and first flown in September of 1971 at Hutchinson, Kansas, with Bede at the controls. The prototype BD-5 differs from all later models in that it has a bolted angle frame and a fiberglass outer fuselage shell; later versions have a stamped ...

2020年12月29日 · With the BD-5, Bede promised a compact, high-performance kit aircraft requiring only 600 man-hours to build at a basic price of $2,100 (about $13,000 today). Imaginations were enkindled and deposits poured in, even without a single aircraft yet built. N500BD made its appearance at Oshkosh the next year.

2023年2月16日 · The prototype, N500BD, flew briefly on September 12, 1971, powered by a 36 hp (27 kW; 36 PS) Polaris Snowmobile engine. This was sixteen months after deposits had been taken, which led to some griping in the press.

The first prototype BD-5, N500BD was built in 1970. The fuselage was bolted aluminum angle framework covered with a molded fiberglass shell. The wing structure was an aluminum tube-spar with aluminum ribs and wing skins. This aircraft had the original V-tail and was powered by a 36 BHP Polaris snowmobile engine.

Everything you need to know about N500BD (1971 Bede BD-5 C/N 1 (N500BD)) including aircraft data, history and photos

Refer to 14 CFR Parts 39, 43, 91, and FAA Order 8130.2 for airworthiness regulations and guidance. The information contained in this record should be the most current Airworthiness information available in the historical aircraft record. However, this data alone does not provide the basis for a determination regarding the.