On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:04:22 GMT, "COLIN LAMB" wrote:

Wasn't there also a glider version?

You are trying to pull something out of dormant memory cells. I vaguely
recall a BD flyer that talked about a glider version - during the
"extension" period. But, the B version wings may actually have been the
glider version. Fact and fiction were often intermixed.

No, kidding aside, there was a glider version announced (the BD-5S). It did
have longer wings.

Just like any industry, homebuilt airplane companies need publicity to survive.
The best way to get free publicity is to announce a new aircraft model. Make it
look a little different, make it a bit oddball, and the more free publicity
you'll get. I've heard it called the "nut" factor. Make it look a bit nutty,
and you've got the cover of a magazine or two.

Ron Wanttaja