Bede BD-14 explained

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]

    Notes and References

    1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
    2. Web site: BD-12/14. 15 April 2015. Bede Corp. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416051853/http://www.bedecorp.com/bd-12-14-.html. 16 April 2015. dead.
    3. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 15 April 2015. Federal Aviation Administration. 15 April 2015.

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