One of the great things about the BD4 is the never exceed speed of
 234 MPH. This means you can use a 350 HP turbo 2 rotor and cruise at
 200 MPH. That is far far better than  a  $750.000 brand new Cessna
 182.  You can probably get 90 gallons of fuel in it as well. Vans
 airplanes have a never exceed speed of only 200 MPH. If you install
 breathing oxygen you can do it at 18,000 feet as well with out going
 IFR.

 The BD4 is a high performance four place kit aircraft and as such is
 a real bargain. Easy to build as well.

 Paul Lamar

 ZU - MBD take 210 Liters of fuel or 55, 4 us gallon The aluminum
 metal skin is epoxying to the ribs with no rivets, sleek and low
 friction laminar flow wing. Only the control surfaces have cherry nut
 rivets. The endurance time with a 2 rotor "will bead your bladders
 endurance in cruise configuration"!

 Le Roux Breytenbach

 Install a relief tube :-)

 I was thinking more of Oz where it is 3000 miles coast to coast.

 When you put the skin on the wings how do you keep it down while the
 epoxy cures?

 Paul Lamar


 The wing was imported from Bede corp completed.Think they epoxy the
 rib flanges and then press the skin that is pre bended at the leading
 edge in a jig.The wing hang on the spar horizontal with the rib
 flanges upwards 90 degree's This process is done in a pre heated room
 so that after curing of the epoxy the skin is very stiff and do not
 tin can in the sun.


 Le Roux Breytenbach

 What was the cost of the wing?

 Paul Lamar
It was $10 000 US in 2010 but a friend is building one now in
Namibie and there was not a much increase in price

Le Roux Breytenbach

With a Mazda turbo rotary and a 1000 pounds of payload it makes it one
of the worlds
best if not the best buy in light cargo aircraft. Ideal for the
Australian Out Back.
Some times it take day's to get places on dirt roads.

I have never been to Africa so I don't know about that.

A good biz in Oz is an experienced person that help's people complete
their experimental aircraft. That is what happed on our time to climb
aircraft project. I worked for them. They have done several projects for
over seas customers. In the case of Oz probably the labor rates in the US
are cheaper.

http://aviationfx.net/

Paul Lamar

The Bede Corp has a website with information and current pricing on the kit and sub assembly kits.


The famous BD-4 Kit Plane  Bedecorp

http://www.bedecorp.com/bd-4c.html


Alan Mullen
Colorado

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