Date: Tuesday 23 November 1976 Time: 13:48 Type: Owner/operator: Bede Aircraft Registration: N503BD MSN: 5-0004 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Location: Newton, KS – United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: Aircraft observed in steep left bank prior Continue Reading
BD-5B N617P Evansville, IN – 8th February 1976
Date: Sunday 8 February 1976 Time: 14:00 Type: Owner/operator: Registration: N617PS MSN: 617 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Location: Evansville, In – United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: First recorded fatal crash of a BD-5B aircraft. Powered Continue Reading
BD Xenoah Aircraft Engine
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BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-15
NOTED: MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS Document Dated: July 1, 1975 … This content and much more… is available to BD5 Club members! Join today: www.bd5club.org/membership MEMBER BENEFITS – Members Forum – Presentations & Workshops – Club News & Editorial – Technical Library – Historical Library – BD5 Photo Library – Club Merchandise Continue Reading
BD5 Machine Finished Drive System Components
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Machined Drive System Now Available
Dear BD-5 Homebuilders: In my last letter I discussed the help we needed and how I would like all of you to assist us by ordering the completely fabricated drive assembly for your BD-5. I must say that the response1we have received is just beautiful. The overwhelming number of letters Continue Reading
Xenoah Engine is Ready
Dear BD-5A/B and BD-5D Customers: The three-cylinder Xenoah engine has finally proven itself to be our dream engine. We are 98% finished with all of our testing on the engine. The results are simply beautiful. We have been flying N502BD quite extensively with this engine installed. I’ll just recap all Continue Reading
BD Customer Information Bulletin No.10
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-5B N746BD Littletown, MA – 10th February 1975
Date: Monday 10 February 1975 Time: 13:48 Type: BD-5B Owner/operator: Registration: N7546BD MSN: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: Littletown, MA – United States of America Phase: Forced Landing / Touchdown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Bedford, MA Destination airport: Local Narrative: Aircraft performed a forced Continue Reading
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