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Bede BD 17 Nugget

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Top speed
  
313 km/h

Length
  
5.33 m

Wingspan
  
6.55 m

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The Bede BD-17 Nugget is an American single-seat monoplane. designed by Bedecorp for amateur construction from a kit.

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Design and development

The Nugget was announced in June 2000 and was designed to be easy to build with a maximum of 100 parts. The first flight of the tricycle landing gear prototype was on 11 February 2001. It is an all-metal low-wing monoplane, it has optional folding wings and is available with fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel or a tricycle landing gear. It can be fitted with an engine between 45 and 80 hp (33.6 to 59.7 kW). The prototype had a 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E two-cylinder four-stroke engine. The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding canopy.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
  • Wingspan: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
  • Wing area: 53.5 ft2 (4.97 m2)
  • Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
  • Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × HKS 700E two-cylinder four-stroke engine, 60 hp (44.6 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 195 mph (313 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 150 mph (241 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 52 mph (84 km/h)
  • Range: 702 miles (1129 km)
  • Rate of climb: 1050 ft/min ( m/s)

    • References

    Bede BD-17 Nugget Wikipedia
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