Bede BD-8

The Bede BD-8 was an aerobatics aircraft developed in the United States in the mid-1970s. It was a low-wing, single-seat monoplane of conventional configuration, albeit very short-coupled, and of all-metal construction. The single prototype was under construction by Jim Bede when his company, Bede Aircraft, faced bankruptcy in 1977. The incomplete BD-8 was purchased by Mike Huffman, who completed its construction in 1980. It first flew on May 14, 1980.[1]

BD-8
Role Aerobatics aircraft
Designer Jim Bede
First flight 1980
Number built 1


Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Length: 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
  • Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
  • Wing area: 97.0 sq ft (9.01 m2)
  • Aspect ratio: 3.9:1
  • Empty weight: 975 lb (442 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,510 lb (685 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-A1A air-cooled flat-four , 200 hp (149 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 190 mph (306 km/h, 170 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
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See also

Notes
  1. Taylor 1982, p. 526.

References
  • Taylor, John W. R. (1982). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
  • Sport Aviation (January 1981).
  • Owner's website
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