[1970ls]

THE WORLDS SMALLEST JET AIRCRAFT, THE BD5-J!


Http://www.wxpnews.com/LHNI5S/100427-Smallest-Plane

 

[1QwikBu]

badass

 

[zracer]

Is that the same type as the Coors silver bullet plane? I saw it at an air show in El Paso in 1983 pretty cool plane

 

[OOLD GEEZER]

Pretty damn impressive!!!

 

[stormingrey luv]

I bet theirs a pretty price tag to go along with it's size

Regardless it's badass

 

[mad man]

no room for error anywhere

 

[turbomach1]

"Its safe he only had to bail out of it twice in 25 years"

But still bad ass!!!

 

[Newtune]

These have always had a terrible safety record. Supposed to be hard to fly and unstable at anything other than high (max) speed. My guess is not enough control surface area for the thrust to weight ratio.

 

[mrhockey]

Looks like fun.

 

[forcd02]

pretty cool, but if only 2, and he had to bail out twice, i have to assume the planes were destroyed both times-i guess they just build another one

 

[69fastback]

There has to be good weather to fly throughout the whole year? Damn, I must be doing something wrong.

 

[1970ls]

pretty cool, but if only 2, and he had to bail out twice, i have to assume the planes were destroyed both times-i guess they just build another one

I wondered that too and he did not go into it but they do make a ballistic parachute and I think he had it on the plane and used it but it was not made clear.

I guy I flew 747's with has two prop BD5's and he lives in Boynton Beach, they are not airworthy and he will make one good one when he gets time one day from both airframes, they are around and were popular 25 years ago, I think they were out of Kansas. Dave

 

[1970ls]

Is that the same type as the Coors silver bullet plane? I saw it at an air show in El Paso in 1983 pretty cool plane

Yes, the Coors team had several of these BD5-J's so I call bullshit on the only two were built. Dave

 

[Newtune]

THE WORLDS SMALLEST JET AIRCRAFT, THE BD5-J!

In my opinion, Yves Rossy has the BD5 beat. Smaller and, by far, cooler. I'm really surprised he hasn't appeared in any action films yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-66AcTo9TU

 

[kennym]

That is sharp.

 

[carnutbill67]

According to Wiki, around 5,100 kits were sold. One of the Bud lite mini jets hung from the ceiling of the place i worked for years. The company founder flew it at airshows all over the mid-west in the 80's.

 

[1970ls]

According to Wiki, around 5,100 kits were sold. One of the Bud lite mini jets hung from the ceiling of the place i worked for years. The company founder flew it at airshows all over the mid-west in the 80's.

Yes, and those were mostly prop versions like my friend has, they were quite popular when they first came out as they were small and inexpensive. Dave

 

[ItalianJohnny]

http://www.takeofftube.com/view/3528/bd5-minijet-the-smallest-jet-ever-made/