Bede BD-14
| BD-14 | |
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| Bede BD-14 artist's concept | |
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bede Aircraft |
| Designer | Jim Bede |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | One |
| Developed from | Bede BD-12 |
The Bede BD-14 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Jim Bede and produced by Bede Aircraft of Medina, Ohio, introduced in the 1990s. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but only one was ever built.[1][2]
Design and development
Designed as a four-seat development of the Bede BD-12, which was, in turn, a two-seat version of the single-seat Bede BD-5, the BD-14 was to feature a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit under a gull-wing canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft was built from fibre-reinforced plastic composite materials.[1]
The company that currently owns the rights to the design, BedeCorp, indicates that production was not started due to the cost of tooling and the lack of funds.[2]
Operational history
In April 2015 no examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although one had been registered to the designer at one time.[3] It is likely that no examples exist any more.
Variants
- BD-14B
- Proposed production version.[1]
Specifications (BD-14)
Data from AeroCrafter[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three passengers
- Powerplant: 1 × Air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine
References
- 1 2 3 4 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- 1 2 Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (15 April 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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