• View of the vertical and horizontal stabilizer of a tan plane. Painted on the stabilizer is the number five surrounded by small stars.
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    Designer Jim Bede announced that his BD-5 would deliver tremendous performance at a minimal cost, particulary to those who purchased and built the kit designed for amateur construction. Tremendous enthusiasm for the airplane could not overcome a significant weakness in the design: the lack of a suitable engine. The ultimate failure of concept should not obscure the many original and innovative aspects of the design.

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Eric Long

Date Created

01/07/2020

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Aircraft; Aviation; Homebuilt; Private

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