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Revisiting Bede BD5
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PierreJC
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Very interesting indeed, as Mick says
Have any of you guys checked out my rework of the BD-5 on simviation that I did a number of years ago. There are a lot of real-world repaints, panels and gauges I did that are free for your use, if you wish. Check out Erwin Welker's freeware panel, too.
Have any of you guys checked out my rework of the BD-5 on simviation that I did a number of years ago. There are a lot of real-world repaints, panels and gauges I did that are free for your use, if you wish. Check out Erwin Welker's freeware panel, too.
PierreJC, good to know I'll go and check !
I moved on with airframe texture. Still have to work on VC texturing.
VC gauges set up is finished. a few things from aircraft.cfg adjusted (fuel consumption, wingspan...)
I'm having bunch of fun with this tiny bird. To say, as small as fun !
Cheers
L'iguane
I moved on with airframe texture. Still have to work on VC texturing.
VC gauges set up is finished. a few things from aircraft.cfg adjusted (fuel consumption, wingspan...)
I'm having bunch of fun with this tiny bird. To say, as small as fun !
Cheers
L'iguane
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HorusJ
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Thank you for your Bede Tribute Pierre! Those are the 5s I have been flying in the sim for a while now.Great work!
Hi Darren. Peirre's BD5 Tribute includes the Coors Silver Bullet as well as the Bud Light Microjet.You might want to check it out.
It can be found at Simviation and Flightsim. Just "Bede".
Joel
Hi Darren. Peirre's BD5 Tribute includes the Coors Silver Bullet as well as the Bud Light Microjet.You might want to check it out.
It can be found at Simviation and Flightsim. Just "Bede".
Joel
Mick
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HorusJ
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Yes Mick.It is included in the above mentioned Tribute pack.
Yes the piston version has been done, back in the time, the original BD5 A&B had the Hirth 80HP engine, A being a short winged aiming at aerobatic & higher speeds and B with long wings having quite an impressive range. A wings were quickly abandonned as they made the flying quite difficult with a significant crash rate at the first flight...
Hirth going bankruptcy shortly after Bede started delivering kit, a wide range of engine have been scratch-adapted by kit owner willing to complete their BD5.
As Bede went bankrupt too, a few third parties companies are now offering kit manufacturing and building assistance.
Depending on time I'll have, I was thinking about modifying the aircraft.cfg to simulate the BD5-T turboprop powered by a Quantum micro turboprop like it has been experimented on reality. (The tuboprop version is 3 bladed prop while the sim version will still have a 2 bladed one, only difference)
Cheers
L'iguane
Mick
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Yes Mick.It is included in the above mentioned Tribute pack.
Thanks! I downloaded the package yesterday but haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
Mick
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Interesting! I seem to recall having a prop BD-5 in an older sim, maybe FS2002, that didn't translate into FS9. Lost it's prop, I suppose, like so many other older models, though I don't remember for sure.
Interesting information about the real plane too.
I don't usually pay any attention to anything nearly as modern as the BD-5 and -5J. My interest starts to fade rather seriously some time around 1960. But some modern planes have some appeal to me, and the BD-5 and -5J are among them.
Mick
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@Mick,
BD5 first flight, september 12 1971....not too far from your period of interest
L'iguane
Indeed!
I've got the two BD's installed now. Next time I load up my Jet Age sim I might even fly one of them!
