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The Bede BD-4 is an American light aircraft, designed by Jim Bede for homebuilding and available since 1968. It was one of the first homebuilt aircraft to be offered in kit form. [ 1 ] It remains one of the world's most popular homebuilts with thousands of plans sold and hundreds of examples completed to date.
The BD-4 is a light general aviation aircraft marketed in the United States for homebuilding since 1968. It was the first home-built aircraft to be offered in kit form, and remains one of the world’s most popular home-builds with thousands of plans issued and hundreds of versions completed.
The BD-4C is a greatly improved four seat model with 1,200 lb (544 kg) empty weight and 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) gross weight. Estimated construction time is 700 hours. Two models completed and flown by 2011 with kits currently being assembled around the world.
BD-4 Specifications. The following two tables are copied 'as is' from Jim Bede's book. To view performance data that have been recorded from real planes refer to TVAP site and Ken Kopp's data.
The BD-4 is the first real kitplane in the world. Jim Bede designed and started to sell the kits in 1968, that's almost 35 ago! Despite its age, the BD-4 still is high in demand; no real surprise when you look at the specifications below.
John Holland's homebuilt airplane that has continually negated his need for a production craft is a BD-4. This slab-sided, Hershey bar winged wonder first appeared as plans in 1968 and began showing up in people's driveways as big kit boxes in 1970.
25 Μαρ 2002 · Ken Kopp's BD-4 Specifications. As a military test pilot, Ken has recorded various flight data for his BD-4. This page presents some of the performance data as a real-world sample of the performance of a BD-4. Note: Ken Kopp provided us with updated and much more comprehensive data.