BK Fliers BK-1 explained

The BK Fliers BK-1 is a single seat homebuilt aircraft.

Design and development

The Bk-1 was designed and built by Bruce King in 2004 after building a modified Hummel Bird. It was patterned after the Hummel Bird, with a full VW engine and larger cockpit and surfaces.^{[1] [2]}

The BK-1 is an all-aluminum, monocoque/semi-monocoque, single-engine, low-wing airplane, with either conventional or tricycle landing gear. The BK-1.3 is a modified version, 30% larger than the original, with full-span flaperons.

Variants

• BK-1: Original version, originally with conventional landing gear
• BK-1.3: 30%-larger version, originally with tricycle gear

External links

• "BK1 Around the Pattern," (builder's demo flight video of conventional-gear BK-1), January 24, 2007, bkfliers.com
• "Building a Plane from Scratch," (news video: interview with BK-1 designer Bruce King and video of his tricycle-gear plane in demo flight), July 16, 2013, KSAT news
• BK Flier builder group

Notes and References

1. Build This Airplane for 10 Grand How to get from the dollar store to the runway.. Air & Space Magazine. January 2007.
2. [Sparky Barnes|Barnes, Sparky]