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BD-4

High Wing – Metal

BD-4Kit/Plans:
BD Aero Southeast
3131 SW Jet Center Terrace
Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Email: sales@bedeaero.com
Website: https://www.jimbede.com

Parts Availability:
Some BD-4 parts available from
J.P. Murphy
17392 Chapparal Lane
Huntington Beach, California 92649

Telephone: 714-840-1914

Metal wing rib conversion and formed parts are available from:
John H. Raffensparger
J.R. Metal Works, Inc.
17122 Masemore Road
Monkton, MD 21120-9736

Telephone: 410-357-4008

BD-4 design improvements and large fin and rudder kit, send SASE for details.

Newsletters:
BD-4 Newsletters available from:
Hugo Schneider, Editor
17200 W Bell Rd. #823
Surprise, Arizona, 85374-9738

Telephone: 623-214-1676

J.R.'s BD-4 Newsletter
17122 Masemore Road
Monkton, MD 21120-8736

Telephone: 410-357-4008
Fax: 410-357-4008
Past newsletters available
BD-4 parts price list available

Website:
Builders Group website http://www.BD-4.org

Articles in EAA and related publications:

 Year Month Page Magazine Article
 2006 08 20 Sport Aviation New Version of BD-4 Kit (1/2 col)
 2004 05 21 Sport Aviation New Metal Wing Available for BD-4 (1/8 pg)
 2002 09 84 Sport Aviation Homebuilding’s Heritage #7: Bede BD-4 (1 pg)
 2000 02 45 Experimenter Education Thru Airror - BD-4 incident (1page)
 1999 10 39 Sport Aviation BD-4 Back On The Market
 1994 01 100 Sport Aviation Anthony BD-4 w/0360, 165 mph cruise
 1994 04 09 Sport Aviation BD-4 wing tanks collect water
 1993 02 40 Sport Aviation Bede Super Sport HO350 Chevy
 1993 10 29 Sport Aviation Ford 3.8 V6 in BD-4
 1992 12 37 Experimenter BD-4 crash - got behind power curve
 1991 05 80 Sport Aviation Wilkins BD-4 w/Lyc 160
 1991 07 13,38 Sport Aviation 447hp Chevy V8 in BD-4
 1989 01 46 Sport Aviation Ward 300hp BD-4
 1988 07 109 Sport Aviation Duggan Families' 2 BD-4s
 1988 12 10 Sport Aviation BD-4 Gear Problems
 1987 02 97 Sport Aviation Kauffman 160hp BD-4K
 1987 05 44 Light Plane World Engine Failure Causes Crash
 1987 09 92 Sport Aviation Ward Stretched 300hp BD-4
 1986 09 97 Sport Aviation Goldberg BD-4, with 30' Wings & Cessna Gear
 1985 01 11 Sport Aviation John Manins' BD-4 (note and picture only)
 1983 12 21 Sport Aviation Joe Lienaus' BD-4 / IFR with Lycoming 180 (note only)
 1982 01 46 Sport Aviation S.T.O.L. BD-4 at Oshkosh 81 (note only)
 1982 08 58 Sport Aviation George Graeser's BD-4 (note only)
 1981 05 52 Sport Aviation Ron Smith's BD-4 Wing Mod. - longer wings! (2 pages)
 1980 02 08 Sport Aviation Bede Aircraft Ordered into Bankruptcy (note only)
 1979 01 08 Sport Aviation Bede Trustee Named (note only)
 1979 06 59 Sport Aviation 2 BD-4 Malfunction & Defect Reports (note only)
 1979 07 08 Sport Aviation Bede Bankruptcy now a fact (note only)
 1979 12 08 Sport Aviation BD-4 Malfunction & Defect Report (note only)
 1978 09 54 Sport Aviation Turbo BD-4 (6 pages)
 1976 02 23 Sport Aviation BD-4 Fuel Limitations (note only)
 1976 03 54 Sport Aviation Bede Niner Charlie Bravo (8 page article)
 1976 12 66 Sport Aviation Towing a BD-4 2800 miles (1 page)
 1973 05 06 Sport Aviation FAA Approves Homebuilt Materials BD-4 Kit (note only)
 1972 06 09 Sport Aviation Inter-City Speed Records (1 page)
 1972 08 14 Sport Aviation Little Deviations make Big Problems, by Jim Bede
 1971 03 06 Sport Aviation BD-4 Nationwide Tour (note only)
 1971 05 66 Sport Aviation Explanation/Ad for what BD-4 Kit includes & involves
 1971 06 66 Sport Aviation BD-4 Breakdown by weight of each individual part
 1971 07 42 Sport Aviation BD Construction Performance (1 page with pictures)
 1970 04 26 Sport Aviation Transcript of BD-4 Forum at Rockford PART 1 (3 pages.)
 1970 05 19 Sport Aviation Transcript of BD-4 Forum at Rockford PART 2 (3 pages.)
 1970 05 18 Sport Aviation Mandatory Structural Change on BD-4 (1 page)
 1969 09 36 Sport Aviation The Bede BD-4 (6 page article)

EAA members can digitally view archived editions of Sport Aviation here.

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