http://bd-4.org/index.html?/home.php

The BD4 is a fine plane with a least a couple hundred flying. There are a unfinished 'kits' around that can get you
started. Some folks are getting 200 mph or so on 200 hp, something like 20 mpg, so it is efficient also. Won the cafe
race a while back. I would call it a 2+2, the back seat is kind of small.

Check out the web site for lots of details...

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Dan D.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/ddevillers/start.html


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"Andrew Tubbiolo" wrote in message ...
Hi All:

I've held my private cirt for a year now, and it's time to stop
renting, or time to start the process of stopping. Homebuilding is an
option. Which kit? The more I look, the more I see. I'd really like to
hear what you builders have to say as to which kits I should look at.

After about two hrs of reading on the BD-4, I have to admit I kind of
like it. A conventional design, lots of build options, all metal ( I have
a full machine shop ), and can be built from plans and raw materials.
However, I can't say that I'm too impressed of what I have read of Jim
Bede's operations, and his other designs don't push my buttons. I can't
seem to find how many were built, and I have not taken the time to
research the FAA accident archive. Does anybody know how many were built,
accidents etc? Any BD-4 builders/operators out there?

What's involved in getting a cirt for your own design? What would stop
me from basing a design on the C-172? How different must it be to escape
copyright infringment?

Any pointers would be helpful.

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Andrew