Bede BD-6
title: "Bede BD-6" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bede-aircraft", "1970s-united-states-civil-utility-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "high-wing-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1974"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-6" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | BD-6 |
| type | Sports plane |
| manufacturer | Bedecorp for homebuilt aircraft |
| designer | Jim Bede |
| first_flight | 1974 |
| number_built | 2 |
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NOTOC |name=BD-6 |image= |caption= |type=Sports plane |manufacturer=Bedecorp for homebuilt aircraft |designer=Jim Bede |first_flight=1974 |introduction= |retired= |status= |primary_user= |more_users= |produced= |number_built=2 |variants= The Bede BD-6 is a single-seat light aircraft first flown in the United States in 1974. Similar in design to the Bede BD-4, it is a high-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration. The BD-6 is marketed as a kit homebuilt.
The prototype was damaged in St Louis in the Great Flood of 1993, but in 2005 was reportedly under restoration by Bedecorp. The company created new drawings to finally bring the design to market. By 2011 kits were for sale for US$13,000 and two aircraft had been flown.
The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 50 to and standard engines used include the 60 hp HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant.
Specifications (prototype)
|prime units? = imp |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77 |crew=one |length m=5.11 |length ft=16 |length in=9 |span m=6.55 |span ft=21 |span in=6 |height m=1.98 |height ft=6 |height in=6 |wing area sqm=5.16 |wing area sqft=55.5 |empty weight kg=170 |empty weight lb=375 |gross weight kg=295 |gross weight lb=650
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=HKS 700E |eng1 kw=45 |eng1 hp=60
|max speed kmh=225 |max speed mph=140 |cruise speed kmh=217 |cruise speed mph=135 |range km=1287 |range miles=800 |ceiling m=4,265 |ceiling ft=14,000 |climb rate ms=4.6 |climb rate ftmin=900
References
- Fricker, J. "The Mighty Hirth: Out of the Cold and Into the Blue". Flying (September 1973).
- Manufacturer's website
References
- Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 45. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- Taylor 1976, p. 498.
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