Bede BD-17 Nugget

BD-17 Nugget
BD-17L
General information
Type	Single-seat homebuilt monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bedecorp
History
Manufactured	7 (2011)
First flight	11 February 2001

The Bede BD-17 Nugget is an American single-seat monoplane. designed by Bedecorp for amateur construction from a kit. ^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The Nugget was announced in June 2000 and was designed to be easy to build with a maximum of 100 parts. The first flight of the tricycle landing gear prototype was on 11 February 2001. It is an all-metal low-wing monoplane, it has optional folding wings and is available with fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel or a tricycle landing gear. It can be fitted with an engine between 45 and 80 hp (33.6 to 59.7 kW). The prototype had a 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E two-cylinder four-stroke engine. ^[1] The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding canopy. ^{[1] [2]}

Specifications

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
• Wingspan: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
• Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
• Wing area: 53.5 sq ft (4.97 m²)
• Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
• Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × HKS 700E two-cylinder four-stroke engine , 60 hp (44.6 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 195 mph (313 km/h, 169 kn)
• Cruise speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
• Stall speed: 52 mph (84 km/h, 45 kn)
• Range: 702 mi (1,129 km, 610 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 1,050 ft/min (5.3 m/s)

References

Notes

1. Jackson 2003, p. 526
2. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 45. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

Bibliography

• Jackson, Paul, ed. (2003). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-2004. Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN   0-7106-2537-5.