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Bede BD 7

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Top speed
  
354 km/h

Length
  
6.25 m

Wingspan
  
7.32 m

Designer
  
Jim Bede

The Bede BD-7 was a light aircraft constructed in the United States in 1976. It shared the Bede BD-5's pusher propeller configuration but was considerably larger. The fuselage was all-metal, and the wings used the unique "panel-rib" wing construction pioneered on the Bede BD-4. Some sources state that the prototype (registration N7BD) flew in December 1976, but most suggest that it was never actually completed, much less flown.

Specifications (prototype)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one (pilot)
  • Capacity: three passengers
  • Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
  • Wingspan: 24 ft (7.3 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
  • Wing area: 94 sq ft (8.7 m2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 horizontally-opposed piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h; 174 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 mi (869 nmi; 1,609 km)
  • References

    Bede BD-7 Wikipedia