RICHARD BOCH IN HIS BEDE -5 JET

RICHARD WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE A PRIVATELY OWNED BD - 5 JET ! WHERE IS JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL ??

BD -5 X- SECTION

THIS WILL GIVE YOU A LOOK INTO THE AIRCRAFT .

BD -5 KIT AND COMPLETE AIRCRAFT

WHEN YOU GET READY TO START YOUR AIRCRAFT IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS ! A LONG WAY TO GO TO LOOK LIKE THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TOP OF THE PICTURE !!

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BD - 5 TESTING THIS UNIT WAS USED .THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY BURT RUTAN . JIM BEDE TELLS US THAT AT ONE TIME THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE TRUCK WAS CONTROLLED FROM THE COCKPIT !!!!

CANADIAN BUILT BD - 5 JET

HIGHLY MODIFIED BD 5 JET POWERED BY A ALLISON C250 -20 TURBINE ENGINE MODIFIED TO TURBO JET !

BD-5 JET ON THE LANDING ROLL .

IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU CAN SEE THE FLAPS DOWN AND SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE WITH THE POWER TO IDLE .

BD - 10 UP FRONT OFFICE

LOOKS LIKE JET FIGHTER COCKPIT !!

U.S.A.F. BD -5 ??

FROM THE START BD - 5 WAS UNDER STUDY BY THE U.S.A.F. AS A [ LOW COST FIGHTER TRAINER AND DRONE ]

BD -5 B JET

POWERED BY A HJT - 300 TURBOJET SEE MORE ON BEDE  BD5JETHOMEPAGE

X- SECTION OF BD - 5

EARLY X - SECTION SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE PILOT AND ENGINE

TWO PLACE BD - 5 ?

A TWO PLACE BD-5 WILL COME SOON !!

BD - 5 TWO PLACE UNDER CONSTUCTION

WE DO NOT KNOW IF HAS BEEN TESTED IN THE AIR YET !

SMITHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

BD - 5 HANGING IN SMITHSONIAN ! IT HAS FULL MAIN GEAR DOORS .

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