Single-engine aircraft BD-17L

2-stroke enginesingle-seatLSA

The BD-17L is a single seat LSA categroy aircraft. The simplicity of design and ease of construction make the BD-17L a great aircraft for the first time aircraft builder. Its speed, fuel efficiency, and low cost also make it a perfect time builder. The fuselage is constructed of honeycomb panels for strength and ease of construction (Just like the Yankee).The landing gear is made of S-Ply composite which is very forgiving on landing. The wings are all metal construction using Bede Aero trusted tubular spars, and can be removed easily in less than 3 minutes for storage. Fuselage: The BD-17L uses a half inch honeycomb sandwich panels. They are chemically welded with gussets to each other. This concept was originally used on the BD-1 and the Yankee. It is a honeycomb core with .020 skins bonded on each side. This creates an extremely light weight but strong panel. Wing: The BD-17 wing spar is strong, light and simple, extruded aircraft-quality aluminum tube. Both wing spars slide over a center spar rigidly, fastened to the fuselage, providing exceptional load-carrying strength. Ribs are made of the same honeycomb aluminum that makes the fuselage 300% stronger than conventional construction. The BD-17′s wing spar has been tested to 11.2 Gs without failure in destructive testing. The honeycomb wing ribs form a series of sealed panels in each wing, capable of holding up to ten gallons of fuel in each with the option of an additional panel on each wing to store fuel. Landing Gear: The landing gear is one continuous hoop that is fastened to the center section with two pins. The actual assembly to the center section takes approx. 15 minutes.