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.

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.

The BD-4 is a light general aviation aircraft marketed in the United States for homebuilding since 1968. It was the first. Based on previous work with innovative light aircraft, the BD-1 (eventually developed into the American Aviation AA-1 Yankee) and the BD-2, The BD-5 was designed in 1973, and proved to be an extremely popular aircraft.

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.

This site hosts information about the experimental aircraft BD-4. The BD-4 is the first real kitplane in the world. Jim Bede designed and started to sell the kits in 1968, that's almost 35 ago! Despite its age, the BD-4 still is high in demand; no real surprise …

BD-4 Specifications. The following two tables are copied 'as is' from Jim Bede's book. To view performance data that have been recorded from real planes refer to TVAP site and Ken Kopp's data.

Jim Bede, the hyperkinetic leprechaun from Wichita, was nothing if not innovative and creative. Bede gave us what appeared to be an endless string of aircraft designs going from the BD-1 to the BD-10. With all the furor over the controversial BD-5, it's easy for people to forget that Bede has had other projects in his life.

2009年7月1日 · The BD-4 was designed to be built by homebuilders who have only simple shop tools and no previous experience; however, the finished product is a high-performance, low-cost, all-metal aircraft capable of carrying two to four persons.

2018年6月13日 · Jim Bede designed the BD-4 to exceed the Part 23 structural standards for Normal and Utility category aircraft, and at 1400 pounds gross weight, Acrobatic (with acro not recommended). He introduced it at EAA Rockford in 1968, and it was ahead of its time.

The BD-4 is the first real kitplane in the world. Jim Bede designed and started to sell the kits in 1968, that's almost 35 ago! Despite its age, the BD-4 still is high in demand; no real surprise when you look at the specifications below.