Bede BD-14

BD-14
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 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]}

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]

Variants

BD-14A

Prototype

BD-14B

Proposed production version. ^[1]

Specifications (BD-14A)

Data from AeroCrafter and Bede sales brochure 1994 ^{[1] [4]}

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: three passengers
• Length: 24 ft 11 in (7.59 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
• Height: 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
• Wing area: 113.6 sq ft (10.55 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 6.4
• Airfoil: 66 415 (root) 66 418 (tip)
• Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 45 US gallons
• Powerplant: 1 × Air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine , 150 hp (110 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h, 169 kn)
• Stall speed: 56 mph (90 km/h, 49 kn)
• Range: 975 mi (1,569 km, 847 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,050 ft/min (5.3 m/s)

References

1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
2. Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
3. Federal Aviation Administration (April 15, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
4. BD 12/14 sales brochure 1994

External links

• Official website