International Aircraft Directory

1937’€“59

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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 850. Empty wt. 410. Fuel capacity 35. Wingspan 17′. Length 13’3″. Engine 70-hp Xenoah. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 230. Cruise mph 210. Stall mph 69. Climb rate 1,750. Ceiling 18,800. Takeoff run 820. Range 1,130. The Bede Aircraft Co. did not compromise high performance and aerodynamic design for simple tooling and ease […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 605. Empty wt. 375. Fuel capacity 21. Wingspan 21’6″. Length 16’9″. Engine 55-hp Hirth. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 140. Cruise mph 130. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 900. Ceiling 14,000. Takeoff run 600. Landing roll 400. Range 450. The BD-6 was another in the line of “build-it-yourself” airplanes from Bede Aircraft. Essentially […]