The Bede BD-3 is a prototype six passenger homebuilt aircraft.
| BD-3 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bede Corporation |
| Designer | Jim Bede |
| First flight | 1965 |
| Status | Prototype only |
Design and development
editThe BD-3 is a six place, low wing pusher configuration aircraft with tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is powered by two engines driving a single shrouded pusher propeller connected with V belts and overriding clutches. The aircraft uses STOL Boundary layer control devices. The fuselage was built using aluminum honeycomb. Bede intended to scale up a turboprop variant for 15 and 24 passengers. The BD-3 prototype was sold to the EAA AirVenture Museum,[1][2] although by 2013 it did not appear on the museum's list of aircraft owned.[3]
Variants
edit- Bede XBD-2
- Flying prototype - Twin Continental O-300
- BD-3
- Production model
Specifications (BD-3)
editData from Air Progress, Flying
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.71 m)
- Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
- Wing area: 192 sq ft (17.8 m2)
- Gross weight: 4,300 lb (1,950 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 116 U.S. gallons (440 L; 97 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming IO-540-B1A-5 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 290 hp (220 kW) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed Hartzell - Aluminum
Performance
- Cruise speed: 260 kn (300 mph, 480 km/h)
- Stall speed: 36 kn (42 mph, 68 km/h)
- Range: 1,100 nmi (1,270 mi, 2,040 km)
- Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
See also
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References
edit- ^ Air Progress: 31. November 1978.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Flying Magazine: 105. November 1962.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Aircraft Collection". AirVenture Museum. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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