Consider BD-10

Consider BD-10
Type:	Jet aircraft , supersonic aircraft
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Bede Jet Corporation
First flight:	July 8, 1992
Number of pieces:	5

The Bede BD-10 is a single - engine light aircraft that was also offered as a do-it- yourself aircraft by the US manufacturer Bede Jet Corporation . According to advertising, the aircraft should be able to fly at supersonic speed , but this could not be achieved.

history

Jim Bede was responsible for the development . Development began in 1983. At the beginning of August 1993, the first supersonic jet for self-assembly came onto the market. The development was associated with great difficulties and was on the verge of being abandoned after the prototype was lost. The rights to build and develop the civilian variant were sold to the company Peregrine Flight International .

Furnishing

This machine has no hydraulics or ropes but only a mechanical control. The control surfaces are controlled by push rods . There is a central and a side stick connected to it. In Bug simple is weather radar installed. The two-man crew can be seated under a large one-piece cockpit hood . In contrast to the military version, the civil version had no ejection seats . The hydraulics are limited to the wheel brakes and the chassis . The cockpit could be ordered with simple or more comprehensive equipment. The engine was protected from icing with small electrically heated air inlets . The airframe consists of 60% metal and 40% of composite materials , including a light, strong aluminum alloy and a honeycomb structure made of aluminum . One serving as a driving jet engine of the type General Electric CJ-610 . The tank inlet is on the top of the fuselage.

sale

The customer could order the machine as a complete set or as a kit .

Incidents

So far there have been two accidents involving machines of this type in the United States, each with one fatality .

Technical specifications

Parameter	Consider BD-10
crew	2 pilots
length	8.79 m
span	6.55 m
height	2.46 m
Wing area	9.1 m²
Empty mass	1021 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	2015 kg
drive	a General Electric CJ-610 jet engine with 13.12 kN
Top speed	flown about Mach 0.85 planned Mach 1.4 (1,715 km / h)
Cruising speed	Max. 957 km / h
Max. Altitude	13,517 m
Initial climb rate	9150 m / min
Range	Overpass range 2500 km

literature

• Collection folder: The fascination of flying. Map 4, group 6 superlatives in aircraft technology , FF-05-7220-090 DE-P-72-10-20-099 FF099

Web links

Commons : Bede BD-10  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Accidents with the Bede BD-10 Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 3, 2020.
2. ↑ Accidents with the Bede BD-10 Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 3, 2020.