Published on www.history.net May 2022 and authored by David Noland. On August 2, 1972, standing near a taxiway at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, I pressed a check for $200 into the hand of a short, fat guy in a red shirt. His name was Jim Bede and he was promising Continue Reading
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The Thrill of Flying the World’s Smallest Jet
Published by Smithsonian Magazine, August 2014. Written by Debbie Gary.Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/thrill-flying-worlds-smallest-jet-180952134/ Last summer while I watched Justin Lewis perform at an airshow in his polished silver BD-5J, that old feeling came back. I longed to strap into a BD-5 jet again. I wanted to dive it along the show line, Continue Reading
BD-5 Flight Test Program Report
Published in the journal of the Society Of Experimental Test Pilots andauthored by Les Berven Introduction The BD-5 is an amateur-built general aviation aircraft which represents a new concept in sport aviation. The aircraft is purchased as a complete materials package and is assembled entirely by the owner/pilot. Upon completion, Continue Reading
A Critique of the BD5 Concept
Published in Sport Aviation August 1986 and authored by Seth B. Anderson (EAA 73687) 13051 La Paloma Ave. Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 About the Author Seth B. Anderson is a Research Assistant for Interagency Programs at NASA-Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, CA. Mr. Anderson has been with NASA Continue Reading
BD-5 Is the Wing the Culprit?
Engines associated with this Bede have always shouldered the blame, but these findings point a finger at the wing.