| BD-14 | |
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| Bede BD-14 artist's concept | |
| Role | Homebuilt aircraftType of 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.
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.
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.
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.
Variants
- BD-14A
- Prototype
- BD-14B
- Proposed production version.
Specifications (BD-14A)
Data from AeroCrafter and Bede sales brochure 1994
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 m)
- 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
- ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Federal Aviation Administration (April 15, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- BD 12/14 sales brochure 1994
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