BD 5 Kit. Anyone know of one?
10-22-2014, 09:50 AM
#30
99% of all original Bd-5 kits as shipped were missing 50-80% of the parts to have a flying airplane. None of them recevied a drive system. Very few had the items for the fuel system and control linkages. 50-60% of them never received landing gear castings.
I have owned 5 full scale Bd-5's (currently searching for #6). Out of those five only one had 90% of the parts necessary to complete it (everything but an engine and instruments/avionics). The onky reason it was that complete is because all of the missing parts were purchased from a 3rd party vendor.
Unfortunately, the steel hydroform stamping dies for all of the BD-5 panels were destroyed in the late 70's, early 80's because Bede went bankrupt. So unless someone ponies up the $$$$ to have new dies made (or does an all composite version), the BD5's that are out there are all that will ever be left.
I have owned 5 full scale Bd-5's (currently searching for #6). Out of those five only one had 90% of the parts necessary to complete it (everything but an engine and instruments/avionics). The onky reason it was that complete is because all of the missing parts were purchased from a 3rd party vendor.
Unfortunately, the steel hydroform stamping dies for all of the BD-5 panels were destroyed in the late 70's, early 80's because Bede went bankrupt. So unless someone ponies up the $$$$ to have new dies made (or does an all composite version), the BD5's that are out there are all that will ever be left.
10-22-2014, 06:48 PM
#38
The fullscale only had 250lbs of thrust initially. Newer models are upat 300-350lbs. The airplane's grows weight is around 600-750lbs, but has been taken as high as 1000lbs.
Doing a 1:1 RC would be fairly simple as you could eliminate about 80% of the materials involved, the problem comes down to the 80-100 pounds of ballast needed in the nose for CG purposes.
Doing a 1:1 RC would be fairly simple as you could eliminate about 80% of the materials involved, the problem comes down to the 80-100 pounds of ballast needed in the nose for CG purposes.
10-23-2014, 07:33 AM
#42
