Bede BD-12
The Bede BD-12 was an American homebuilt aircraft designed by Jim Bede and produced by Bede Aircraft of Medina, Ohio, introduced in the 1990s. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but only one was ever built.Design and development
Designed as a scaled-up Bede BD-5, the BD-12 featured a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a gull-wing canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft was made from fibre-reinforced plastic composite materials. Its span wing, mounted flaps and had a wing area of. The standard engines used were the Continental O-200A or the Lycoming O-320 powerplant.
The aircraft had a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage was.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff with a engine was and the landing roll was.
The company that currently owns the rights to the design, BedeCorp, indicates that production was not started due to the cost of tooling and the lack of funds.
The design was further developed into the Bede BD-14, a four-seat version.Operational history
In April 2015 no examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although one had been registered to the designer at one time.Variants
;BD-12B
;BD-12C
