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.

2020年5月20日 · In 1995 Bede began taking deposits for the BD-12, a two-seat version of the BD-5 with a standard aircraft engine. It crashed on its first flight attempt. Jim Bede died of natural causes in 2015.)

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-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.

Here you'll find pictures, information and web links related to the BD-5 as well as to other Bede aircraft and experimental aviation in general. Enjoy! Former Project: BD-5J - N3038V Surgery on a Microturbo 022 Couguar Turbojet! Restoration Pictures of Previous Project (SN# 22 - N522PR)

Everything you need to know about N503BD (Bede BD-5G C/N 03, Bede BD-5 C/N 50004) including aircraft data, history and photos

2019年5月8日 · The Bede BD-5 was one of a number of designs produced during the 1960s by Bede Aircraft of Newton, Kansas, USA to meet the requirements of the home constructor. Designed as a high-performance single-seater to limits of +6G and –6G, the BD-5 has had its share of problems over the years, most relating to the lack of a suitable engine.

The Bede BD-5 is a series of single-engine single-seat homebuilt sports aircraft designed by American Jim Bede. The kit was produced by Bede Aircraft Corporation. The variant BD-5J is powered by a small Microturbo TRS 18 turbojet engine with 1.45 kN (326 lbs) thrust which makes it the world?s smallest jet aircraft.

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.

2021年5月28日 · Elegant shapes can be replicated with balsa, proving that jets are not just the domain of foam or fibreglass models! The BD-5 however was another kettle of fish with its single seat, fighter jet inspired design, large Plexiglas canopy and pusher propeller. The BD-5 project was revisited in 1970 with a view to build a prototype by the year end.