Bede BD-8

BD-8

Role  | Aerobatics aircraft
Designer  | Jim Bede
First flight  | 1980
Number built | 1

The Bede BD-8 was an aerobatics aircraft developed in the United States in the mid-1970s. It was a low-wing, single-seat monoplane of conventional configuration, albeit very short-coupled, and of all-metal construction. The single prototype was under construction by Jim Bede when his company, Bede Aircraft, faced bankruptcy in 1977. The incomplete BD-8 was purchased by Mike Huffman, who completed its construction in 1980. It first flew on May 14, 1980.[1]

## Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: one pilot
* Length: 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
* Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
* Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
* Wing area: 97.0 sq ft (9.01 m2)
* Aspect ratio: 3.9:1
* Empty weight: 975 lb (442 kg)
* Gross weight: 1,510 lb (685 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-A1A air-cooled flat-four , 200 hp (149 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
* Cruise speed: 190 mph (306 km/h, 170 kn)
* Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)

## See also

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taylor 1982, p. 526.

## References

* Taylor, John W. R. (1982). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
* Sport Aviation (January 1981).
* Owner's website

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