Bede BD-8
title: "Bede BD-8" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bede-aircraft", "1980s-united-states-sport-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "low-wing-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1980"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-8" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | BD-8 |
| type | Aerobatics aircraft |
| designer | Jim Bede |
| first_flight | 1980 |
| number_built | 1 |
| :: |
NOTOC |name=BD-8 |image= |caption= |type=Aerobatics aircraft |manufacturer= |designer=Jim Bede |first_flight=1980 |introduction= |retired= |status= |primary_user= |more_users= |produced= |number_built=1 |variants= 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.
Specifications
|prime units? = imp |ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 |crew=one pilot |length m=5.31 |length ft=17 |length in=5 |span m=5.94 |span ft=19 |span in=6 |height m=2.06 |height ft=6 |height in=9 |wing area sqm=9.01 |wing area sqft=97.0 |aspect ratio=3.9:1 |empty weight kg=442 |empty weight lb=975 |gross weight kg=685 |gross weight lb=1,510
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Lycoming IO-360-A1A air-cooled flat-four |eng1 kw=149 |eng1 hp=200
|max speed kmh=346 |max speed mph=215 |cruise speed kmh=306 |cruise speed mph=190 |climb rate ms=10.2 |climb rate ftmin=2,000
Notes
References
- Sport Aviation (January 1981).
- Owner's website
References
- Taylor 1982, p. 526.
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