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Microjets at Gila Bend Muni

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✈️ The Bede BD‑5: The Little Airplane That Captured the World’s Imagination

Few aircraft have ever caused the kind of shockwave the Bede BD‑5 did when it burst onto the aviation scene in the early 1970s. Designed by the endlessly ambitious Jim Bede, the BD‑5 wasn’t just another homebuilt kit plane — it was a promise. A promise that anyone could own a tiny, fighter‑like aircraft with blistering performance, low cost, and futuristic looks. And for a moment, the world…

✈️ The Bede BD‑5: The Little Airplane That Captured the World’s Imagination

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BD-5

The BD-5 was designed in 1973 by Jim Bede.  The BD-5 can be either single seat propeller or jet driven.

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1970's-era Bede BD-5J micro-jets contracting with the Department of Defense to simulate cruise missile threats as SMART-1 (Small Manned Aerial Target - Model One).

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