Bede BD-5 (N500BD)
Here is the prototype for the Bede series of miniature homebuilt airplanes. What is less known is that this example was first conceived in 1967 as an ultralight glider. This aircraft, which differs from its descendents by its fiberglass shell bolted onto an angle frame, served as a test bed for multiple engines to drive the pusher propeller; it originally had a vee tail, like a Beech Bonanza.
Bede BD-5 (N500BD)
Here is the prototype for the Bede series of miniature homebuilt airplanes. What is less known is that this example was first conceived in 1967 as an ultralight glider. This aircraft, which differs from its descendents by its fiberglass shell bolted onto an angle frame, served as a test bed for multiple engines to drive the pusher propeller; it originally had a vee tail, like a Beech Bonanza.