Bede BD-6
| BD-6 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Bedecorp for homebuilt aircraft |
| Designer | Jim Bede |
| First flight | 1974 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Bede BD-6 is a single-seat light aircraft first flown in the United States in 1974. Similar in design to the Bede BD-4, it is a high-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration. The BD-6 is marketed as a kit homebuilt.[1]
The prototype was damaged in St Louis in the Great Flood of 1993, but in 2005 was reportedly under restoration by Bedecorp. The company created new drawings to finally bring the design to market. By 2011 kits were for sale for US$13,000 and two aircraft had been flown.[1]
The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 50 to 80 hp (37 to 60 kW) and standard engines used include the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant.[1]
Specifications (prototype)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
Performance
References
- Fricker, J. "The Mighty Hirth: Out of the Cold and Into the Blue". Flying (September 1973).
- Taylor, John W. R. (1976). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 123.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 05.
- Manufacturer's website