Yes, Gracie, the first BD-5 was composite and a v-tail bird. That's Jim Bede on the left. Kneeling at the wing tip is Hank Bectal of Des Moines, Iowa. Anybody know the other man? Welcome to …

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 …

2020年5月20日 · That first BD-5, N500BD, had a fiberglass fuselage, a V-tail and a 36-hp Polaris snowmobile engine. It flew, briefly and barely, on September 13, 1971—a short hop down the …

This fiberglass V-tailed prototype was first flown in September 1971 by Jim Bede. It made a total of 2 flights, both in ground effect just above the runway. These two flights showed a serious …

This fiberglass V-tailed prototype was first flown in September 1971 by Jim Bede. It made a total of 2 flights, both in ground effect just above the runway. These two flights showed a serious …

2014年3月31日 · Bede's Mighty Little Micro 3 View, 3 pictures and 4 other drawings showing the V-Tail prototype. Note only. Micro flown on 9/13/71. EAA members can digitally view archived …

2016年8月11日 · Originally powered by a 36-hp Polaris snowmobile engine, it was later fitted with a Kiekhaefer 440cc engine of 40 hp and finally, a 720cc 55-hp Hirth. This airframe was also …

From a fiberglass fuselage with a V-tail, it was redesigned entirely in aluminum with a conventional tailplane. By the middle of 1973, the basic design was complete and the tooling …

2023年2月16日 · Photographs of N500BD with the V-Tail replaced with a conventional vertical fin and horizontal tailplane with elevators:

2019年5月8日 · The BD-5B had an increased span and, after some extensive flight testing, the ‘butterfly’ or V-tail unit first fitted was replaced by a conventional fin and rudder, with an all …