James R. Bede (April 17, 1933 – July 9, 2015) was an American aircraft designer and developer, particularly noted for his development of influential, fast, efficient, light aircraft, including his BD-1 (forerunner of the Grumman-American line [1]), and the …

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.

Jim Bede designed the BD-4, the first real “kitplane” in the world. The design was based on a high-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design, able to be fitted either with tailwheel or tricycle undercarriage, as the builder chooses.

2020年5月20日 · Jim Bede’s place in aviation history is that of both visionary and charlatan. An aeronautical engineer with an upbeat, fast-talking personality (“100 words a minute, with …

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 driven).

2015年7月9日 · Bede, a prolific designer, was an early power in the aircraft kit industry, producing kits and plans for numerous aircraft. His first design, the BD-1, was produced as a certified aircraft as the AA-1 Yankee, the progenitor of the popular line of aircraft collectively known as “Grummans”, the company that produced the most of them under ...

2015年7月14日 · James "Jim" Bede, the sometimes-controversial airplane designer who created more than a dozen airplanes types since the 1960s — including the Bede BD-5J micro jet that appeared in a James Bond...

James R. "Jim" Bede (17 April 1933 – 9 July 2015) [1] was an American aircraft designer. He designed well over a dozen aircraft since the 1960s, but a string of business failures have kept most of these designs out of widespread use. Bede died of …

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. Flaps and ailerons, designed to be removable, are torque-tube controlled.

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.