A deep padded, custom designed backrest, seat and leg cushions, armrests and covered side panels, provide a complete deluxe cockpit interior for your BD-5. Made from finest quality hard wearing 100% viscose rayon gronspoint material, with industrially stitched white weltcord edge trim, the BD-5 Deluxe Upholstery is completely finished and Continue Reading
BD-5 Pilot Report: Clete Dold
Dear BD-5 Homebuilder, As homebuilt customers I am sure you will all find Jim Bede’s letter very interesting and enlightening. It looks like we are beginning to see the end of the tunnel. The engine situation is becoming more promising every day and within a very short time we will Continue Reading
Xenoah Engine Completing Tests
Dear BD-5 Customer: Okay, all you BD-5 enthusiasts, you better start polishing up on your flying proficiency because things are really starting to move along and it may not be very long before all of you start flying your own BD-5. What I have to tell you in this letter Continue Reading
Letter to Homebuilders: Dale Findlay BD-5 Accident
Dear BD-5 Homebuilder, We have some good news and some bad news to report from Stow, Massachusetts. Our dealer, Dale Findlay, became the first person to complete and fly his BD-5 homebuilt aircraft. He made the first flight on January 22. The aircraft was equipped with a 650cc engine and Continue Reading
BD Plans Change Notice: PCN 5-14
FUSELAGE MASTER DIAGRAM The diagram above is being furnished in response to many requests from builders. It shows the Station and Water Line Locations of basic points on the fuselage as well as lengths across certain key skin splices. In order to use this diagram it must be clearly understood Continue Reading
Letter to BD-5 Customers: Engines
Dear BD-5 Customer, I felt it was time that I explain to you, as completely as I can, all of the latest information regarding the BD-5 engine. When I first began development of the BD-5 design, I considered three items as critical to the success of the aircraft. These three 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