Bede BD-17 Nugget

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BD-17 Nugget
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BD-17L
RoleSingle-seat homebuilt monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Bedecorp
First flight11 February 2001
Produced7 (2011)

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

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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

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jackson 2003, p. 526
  2. 1 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.