Bede BD-12

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BD-12
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The BD-12 prototype
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bede Aircraft
Designer Jim Bede
First flight1995
StatusProduction completed
Number builtOne
Developed from Bede BD-5
Variants Bede BD-14

The Bede BD-12 was an American homebuilt aircraft 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] It first flew in 1995. [3]

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Design and development

Designed as a scaled-up Bede BD-5, the BD-12 featured a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a gull-wing canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. [1]

The aircraft was made from fibre-reinforced plastic composite materials. Its 23.0 ft (7.0 m) span wing, mounted flaps and had a wing area of 93.0 sq ft (8.64 m2). The standard engines used were the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A or the 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 powerplant. [1]

The aircraft had a typical empty weight of 680 lb (310 kg) and a gross weight of 1,310 lb (590 kg), giving a useful load of 630 lb (290 kg). With full fuel of 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal) the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage was 408 lb (185 kg). [1]

The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff with a 150 hp (112 kW) engine was 725 ft (221 m) and the landing roll was 800 ft (244 m). [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]

The design was further developed into the Bede BD-14, a four-seat version. [1] [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. [4]

Variants

BD-12B
Version with 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A engine. [1]
BD-12C
Version with 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine. [1]

Specifications (BD-12)

Data from AeroCrafter [1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 3 Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bede BD-12". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (April 15, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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