MACHINED PARTS INFORMATION We have had several inquiries as to what holes are drilled in the machined parts that were offered in Customer Information Bulletin No.9 in reference to LG-172, LG-151 and LG-152. Both holes in LG-172 are drilled. No other holes are required in this part. The 1″ pivot Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletins
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.9
I will attempt to clarify several areas of construction of the BD-5 which I have questions on recently. I have enclosed several drawings with this information bulletin, one of which is PCN 5-14. This PCN is self-explanatory. It is not a design change on the aircraft, but rather a diagram Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.8
REPORTING PART SHORTAGES It has just been called to my attention that we are, in fact, shipping an additional 40 AN960-8 washers from Package 3s. These washers are to be used on the attachment screws on the FU 29 and 30 doublers. Anyone who has previously written in for additional Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.7
Document dated: August 1, 1974 I would first like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have followed the instructions concerning your letters to us, as outlined in my last Bulletin. It has really been a help to us. We are, however, still receiving letters from a Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.6
Document date: July 9, 1974 Dean and I have just finished the text for the nosegear wheelwell construction plans and they should be in the hands of our printer within a week. By then, we’ll be through with the next chapter. We were both a bit apprehensive about the instructions Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.5
June 4, 1974 The new replacement BD-0014×32 channels are now being shipped to those customers that have returned the certificate regarding this part. All customers whose Supplement Package #4 was shipped from here before April 12, 1974 should have received this certificate in the mail, except for the few that Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.2
MATERIALS AND PLANS We know this is the foremost question on everyone’s mind, particularly our earlier customers, and we really do have good news for you all. We won’t go into too much detail about broken promises from suppliers, or the amount of material we reject and thereby further delay Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.1
Some of our BD-5 builders have received the first four packages, but have not started construction of their aircraft due to some parts being backordered. Although some parts are missing, the four packages contain enough materials to build the wings, vertical fin, rudder (minus the counter balance and balsa tip Continue Reading