Bede BD-12

Short description: American homebuilt airplane

BD-12

The BD-12 prototype
Role  | Homebuilt aircraft
National origin | United States
Manufacturer  | Bede Aircraft
Designer  | Jim Bede
First flight  | 1995
Status  | Production completed
Number built | One
Developed from | Bede BD-5
Variants  | Bede BD-14

The Bede BD-12 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.[1][2] It first flew in 1995.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Operational history
* 3 Variants
* 4 Specifications (BD-12)
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Design and development

Designed as a scaled-up Bede BD-5, the BD-12 featured a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a gull-wing canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The aircraft was made from fibre-reinforced plastic composite materials. Its 23.0 ft (7.0 m) span wing, mounted flaps and had a wing area of 93.0 sq ft (8.64 m2). The standard engines used were the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A or the 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 powerplant.[1]

The aircraft had a typical empty weight of 680 lb (310 kg) and a gross weight of 1,310 lb (590 kg), giving a useful load of 630 lb (290 kg). With full fuel of 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal) the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage was 408 lb (185 kg).[1]

The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff with a 150 hp (112 kW) engine was 725 ft (221 m) and the landing roll was 800 ft (244 m).[1]

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.[2]

The design was further developed into the Bede BD-14, a four-seat version.[1][2]

## 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.[4]

## Variants

BD-12B
Version with 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A engine.[1]
BD-12C
Version with 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine.[1]

## Specifications (BD-12)

Data from AeroCrafter[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
* Wingspan: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
* Wing area: 93.0 sq ft (8.64 m2)
* Aspect ratio: 5.7:1
* Empty weight: 680 lb (308 kg)
* Gross weight: 1,310 lb (594 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
* Cruise speed: 200 mph (320 km/h, 170 kn)
* Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn) clean
* Range: 800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,850 ft/min (9.4 m/s)
* Wing loading: 14.0 lb/sq ft (68 kg/m2)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN:0-9636409-4-1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". http://www.bedecorp.com/bd-12-14-.html. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
3. ↑ "Bede BD-12". http://www.airwar.ru/enc/la/bd12.html.
4. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (15 April 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=BD-12&PageNo=1. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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