Bede BD-7
title: "Bede BD-7" 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-pusher-aircraft", "low-wing-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "abandoned-civil-aircraft-projects-of-the-united-states", "unflown-aircraft"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-7" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | BD-7 |
| type | Utility aircraft |
| designer | Jim Bede |
| status | Abandoned project |
| number_built | 1 |
| :: |
NOTOC |name=BD-7 |image= |caption= |type=Utility aircraft |manufacturer= |designer=Jim Bede |first_flight= |introduction= |retired= |status=Abandoned project |primary_user= |more_users= |produced= |number_built=1 |developed_from= |variants= |developed_into= The Bede BD-7 was a light aircraft constructed in the United States in 1976. It shared the Bede BD-5's pusher propeller configuration but was considerably larger. The fuselage was all-metal, and the wings used the unique "panel-rib" wing construction pioneered on the Bede BD-4. Some sources state that the prototype (registration N7BD) flew in December 1976, but most suggest that it was never actually completed, much less flown.
Specifications (prototype)
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|crew=one (pilot) |capacity=three passengers |length m= |length ft=20 |length in=6 |length note= |span m= |span ft=24 |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft=7 |height in=6 |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=94 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general=
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Lycoming IO-360 |eng1 type=horizontally-opposed piston engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=200 |eng1 note= |power original=
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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=200 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=1000 |range nmi= |range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass=
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References
- aerofiles.com
- BD News 1976
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