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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
BD-5 - the smallest jet aircraft in the world created in the 1960s by
Jim Bede - US aircraft designer. read more ... http://onlythemost.blogspot.com/2008...rld-bd-5j.html |
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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
On Mar 19, 7:21 am, wrote:
BD-5 - the smallest jet aircraft in the world created in the 1960s by Jim Bede - US aircraft designer. read more ...http://onlythemost.blogspot.com/2008...rcraft-in-worl... It is not the smallest jet aircraft. It is the Guiness Book record holder for smallest human piloted jet aircraft. However, the smallest human piloted jet aircraft ever flown is a jet powered version of the Cri cri, described near the bottom he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri -- FF |
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On Mar 19, 3:56 pm, (Drew Dalgleish)
wrote: On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:42:57 -0700 (PDT), Fred the Red Shirt wrote: On Mar 19, 7:21 am, wrote: BD-5 - the smallest jet aircraft in the world created in the 1960s by Jim Bede - US aircraft designer. read more ...http://onlythemost.blogspot.com/2008...rcraft-in-worl... It is not the smallest jet aircraft. It is the Guiness Book record holder for smallest human piloted jet aircraft. However, the smallest human piloted jet aircraft ever flown is a jet powered version of the Cri cri, described near the bottom he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri -- FF That's not small check out the jet-man. He just needs to work on his landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU I think you are right. Oh, and the Cri cri is the lightest human piloted jet to have flown, the BD-5 is shorter and thus smaller by that measure. IIRC the Juan Dart holds the record because it is a small as any other BD-5 and lighter than the others by virtue of omitting components needed for self-starting. The Guiness Book people evidently do not require that it be flown in that configuration to hold the record, which strikes me as peculiar. -- FF |
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:42:57 -0700 (PDT), Fred the Red Shirt
wrote: On Mar 19, 7:21 am, wrote: BD-5 - the smallest jet aircraft in the world created in the 1960s by Jim Bede - US aircraft designer. read more ...http://onlythemost.blogspot.com/2008...rcraft-in-worl... It is not the smallest jet aircraft. It is the Guiness Book record holder for smallest human piloted jet aircraft. However, the smallest human piloted jet aircraft ever flown is a jet powered version of the Cri cri, described near the bottom he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri -- FF That's not small check out the jet-man. He just needs to work on his landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU |
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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
Oh, and the Cri cri is the lightest human piloted jet to have flown, the BD-5 is shorter and thus smaller by that measure. IIRC the Juan Dart holds the record because it is a small as any other BD-5 and lighter than the others by virtue of omitting components needed for self-starting. The Guiness Book people evidently do not require that it be flown in that configuration to hold the record, which strikes me as peculiar. Could the record be snatched away buy putting a couple of those mini turbines on something like a Mitchell Wing? Tony |
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Scott wrote:
Bull****! This jet is smaller than a BD-5J. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU Scott I don't know if that guy is more brave or insane but it sure looks like fun. Tony |
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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
Anthony W wrote:
Scott wrote: Bull****! This jet is smaller than a BD-5J. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU Scott I don't know if that guy is more brave or insane but it sure looks like fun. Tony I might try it once. Actually, once is probably the only chance I'd get Nah, I'll stick to the little Continentals... Scott |
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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
On Mar 19, 8:43 pm, Anthony W wrote:
Fred the Red Shirt wrote: Oh, and the Cri cri is the lightest human piloted jet to have flown, the BD-5 is shorter and thus smaller by that measure. IIRC the Juan Dart holds the record because it is a small as any other BD-5 and lighter than the others by virtue of omitting components needed for self-starting. The Guiness Book people evidently do not require that it be flown in that configuration to hold the record, which strikes me as peculiar. Could the record be snatched away buy putting a couple of those mini turbines on something like a Mitchell Wing? See elswhere in this thread for soemthign like that. There is also a guy who flew horizontal for 30 seconds or so in what I'd call a 'flying squirrel suit', a jump suit with fabric webs between the arms and legs and jets on his boots. The guy with the cri cri coudl do it by taking the tail off. There is no requirement that the plane actually fly,. -- FF |
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The smallest jet aircraft in the world - BD-5J (homebuilt)
Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
The guy with the cri cri coudl do it by taking the tail off. There is no requirement that the plane actually fly,. FF The guy with the Cri Cri has something wuan lacks, integrity. I'll bet he won't take the tail off for that reason alone. If I were a much shorter (not to mention thiner) man, I would build a Mitchell U2 with a 4 pack of those tiny turbines. It would take the record and look like the space shuttle from behind. ;o) Tony |
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