Bede BD-14

BD-14
Bede BD-14 artist's concept
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bede Aircraft
Designer Jim Bede
Status Production completed
Number built One
Developed from Bede BD-12

The Bede BD-14 was an American homebuilt aircraft, designed by Jim Bede and produced by Bede Aircraft of Medina, Ohio, introduced in the 1990s. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but only one was ever built.[1][2]

Design and development

Designed as a four-seat development of the Bede BD-12, which was, in turn, a two-seat version of the single-seat Bede BD-5, the BD-14 was to feature a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit under a gull-wing canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft was built from fibre-reinforced plastic composite materials.[1]

The company that currently owns the rights to the design, BedeCorp, indicates that production was not started due to the cost of tooling and the lack of funds.[2]

Operational history

In April 2015 no examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although one had been registered to the designer at one time.[3]

Variants

BD-14A
Prototype
BD-14B
Proposed production version.[1]

Specifications (BD-14A)

Data from AeroCrafter and Bede sales brochure 1994[1][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: three passengers
  • Length: 24 ft 11 in (7.59 m)
  • Wingspan: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
  • Wing area: 113.6 sq ft (10.55 m2)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.4
  • Airfoil: 66 415 (root) 66 418 (tip)
  • Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 45 US gallons
  • Powerplant: 1 × Air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine , 150 hp (110 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h, 169 kn)
  • Stall speed: 56 mph (90 km/h, 49 kn)
  • Range: 975 mi (1,569 km, 847 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,050 ft/min (5.3 m/s)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ a b Bede Corp. "BD-12/14". Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (April 15, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ BD 12/14 sales brochure 1994