The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market primarily in kit form by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s.

May 20, 2020 · Jim Bede aimed high with his little homebuilt BD-5 bullet, but engine woes and questionable financial moves caused him to overshoot the target.

The BD-5 was designed in 1973, and proved to be an extremely popular aircraft. 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.

Jun 21, 2022 · 50 years ago, a fighter jet-like tiny homebuilt plane took to the sky. The Bede BD-5 is remembered for its dazzling looks, aerobatics, and thirst for blood.

Welcome to the BD-5 Web Site! The purpose of this web site is to provide information about the Bede Aircraft BD-5, an experimental, homebuilt, single-seat high performance aircraft that first flew more than 30 years ago and which to this day continues to draw crowds wherever one lands.

Feb 6, 2013 · It was a diminutive single-seat airplane. It was a low-wing, with a canopy. It came as a piston-powered airplane and a pure jet (BD-5J). The promise was a low price and high performance. The BD-5 started life with a fiberglass fuselage but that was quickly changed to metal to better strengthen the area where the tail attached.

Mar 31, 2014 · Bede Aircraft, Inc. went bankrupt in auction, selling all of their components on June 18, 1979. Some of the present reference sources for aircraft parts are as follows: Vickers BD-5 - with 70hp 3 Cyl. Corvair. Jesse Cueller Resurrecting BD-5 as Kit. Photo only. Kawasaki powered BD-5. Attention: Crack in left wing spar.

Here you'll find pictures, information and web links related to the BD-5 as well as to other Bede aircraft and experimental aviation in general. Enjoy!

The Bede BD-5 is a series of single-engine single-seat homebuilt sports aircraft designed by American Jim Bede. The kit was produced by Bede Aircraft Corporation.

The Bede BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market primarily in kit form by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s.