Bede BD-14

Short description: American homebuilt aircraft

BD-14

Bede BD-14 artist's concept
Role  | Homebuilt 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.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Operational history
* 3 Variants
* 4 Specifications (BD-14A)
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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.[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]

## 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.[3]

## Variants

BD-14A
Prototype
BD-14B
Proposed production version.[1]

## Specifications (BD-14A)

Data from AeroCrafter and Bede sales brochure 1994[1][4]

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 m2)
* 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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 Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". http://www.bedecorp.com/bd-12-14-.html. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
3. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (15 April 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=BD-14&PageNo=1. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
4. ↑ BD 12/14 sales brochure 1994

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