RICHARD WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE A PRIVATELY OWNED BD - 5 JET ! WHERE IS
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL ??
THIS WILL GIVE YOU A LOOK INTO THE 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 !!!!
HIGHLY MODIFIED BD 5 JET POWERED BY A ALLISON C250 -20 TURBINE ENGINE
MODIFIED TO TURBO JET !
IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU CAN SEE THE FLAPS DOWN AND SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE
WITH THE POWER TO IDLE .
LOOKS LIKE JET FIGHTER COCKPIT !!
FROM THE START BD - 5 WAS UNDER STUDY BY THE U.S.A.F. AS A [ LOW
COST FIGHTER TRAINER AND DRONE ]
POWERED BY A HJT - 300 TURBOJET SEE MORE ON BEDE BD5JETHOMEPAGE
EARLY X - SECTION SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE PILOT AND ENGINE
A TWO PLACE BD-5 WILL COME SOON !!
WE DO NOT KNOW IF HAS BEEN TESTED IN THE AIR YET !
BD - 5 HANGING IN SMITHSONIAN ! IT HAS FULL MAIN GEAR DOORS .