While the new Hirth engine was being tested, Bede decided to create a variant of the BD-5 with a small jet engine. The result was the BD-5J (also known as the "Acrostar Jet" [33]), a 300 mph …

Jul 16, 2022 · Immediately, all Bond fans know this is the pre-title sequence that features the world’s smallest jet, the Acrostar BD-5J (or Bede jet), evading a heat-seeking missile by flying …

May 20, 2020 · Perhaps as a distraction from all the engine problems, in mid-1973 Bede fired a double-barrel shot of adrenaline into the Micro community: the promise of an FAA-certified …

The BD-5 is small and lightweight, and can be either single seat propeller or jet driven. The jet version is listed in the Guinness book of records as the world’s smallest jet.

Sep 3, 2019 · Invented by Jim Bede, the BD-5J Acrostar Microjet is just 3.6 metres (12ft) long with a wingspan of only 3.9 metres (13ft), powered by a single TRS-18 microturbo jet engine …

Built at home, slipped on at the airport, it was a single-seat, man-size toy. With a fuselage not much bigger than a motorcycle (empty weight: about 450 pounds), it earned a Guinness …

Invented by engineer Jim Bede, the BD-5J Acrostar Microjet has an unpiloted weight of just 450lbs and a wingspan of 13 feet. The Acrostar took the Guinness World Record for the …

The jet allows the Acrostar to reach speeds of up to 300 miles per hour - 100mph more than its cousin the BD-5. The designer took inspiration from a Schleicher ASW glider and was …

The Bede BD-5J, also known as the Acrostar Jet, was an American single-seat very light jet aircraft, designed by Jim Bede and produced by Bede Aircraft of Medina, Ohio. The aircraft …

The company also created and produced a number of advanced kit planes including the famous Bede BD-5 (pusher propeller driven) and BD-5J (turbojet driven). The BD-5J has held the …