Bede BD-3
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| BD-3 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bede Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Status | Prototype only |
| History | |
| First flight | 1965 |
The Bede BD-3 is a prototype six passenger homebuilt aircraft.
The BD-3 is a six place, low wing pusher configuration aircraft with tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is powered by two engines driving a single shrouded pusher propeller connected with V belts and overriding clutches. The aircraft uses STOL Boundary layer control devices. The fuselage was built using aluminum honeycomb. Bede intended to scale up a turboprop variant for 15 and 24 passengers. The BD-3 prototype was sold to the EAA AirVenture Museum,[1][2] although by 2013 it did not appear on the museum's list of aircraft owned.[3]
Variants
- Bede XBD-2
- Flying prototype - Twin Continental O-300
- BD-3
- Production model
