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    Airplane SN:

    I'm an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative and Mr. Schwartz is absolutely correct. When you build and airplane, whether it be from scratch or plans or from a kit, you are recognized by the FAA as the manufacturer. You are required to assign a serial number to the aircraft, and that...
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    Best 4 Seat Homebuilt??

    I agree that the BD-4 is a great design. The BD-4B (original version) is more of a 2+2 but the new BD-4C is 4" wider and 17" longer and is a true 4-place with a baggage compartment. My BD-4B with a Lycoming IO-360-A1A and Hartzell constant speed prop cruises at 160 knots TAS on 10 gallons per...
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    BD-4 Advice

    In actual fact, the tubular spar was used by Jim Bede when he designed the BD-1, an airplane design that was eventually purchased by American Aviation and became known as the Yankee, et al. The original BD-4 spar material was 2024 T3 aluminum, same as the original BD-1/AA-1, although the BD-4...
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    Homebuilt aircraft ID

    "Restoring" an aircraft, no matter how much work is accomplished, doesn't meet the requirements for meeting the 51% rule, which is the gauge for amateur-built aircraft. Be careful, do your homework and be knowledgable about how the final product is to be certificated. You may end up with a...
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    Tell us what you are building!

    I just finished a complete rebuild of this 1972 BD-4, including installing the Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine, Hartzell HC-C2YK constant speed prop, a new set of metal wings (components from Bede Corp) to replace the aging fiberglass units, and taking the fuselage back to bare metal for a complete...
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