Bede BD-8 explained
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.
[1] References
- Book: Taylor, John W. R. . John W. R. Taylor
. John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 . 1982 . Jane's Yearbooks. London . 0-7106-0748-2.
Notes and References
- Taylor 1982, p. 526.