BD-5J

Name: BD-5J
Brand: AzurPoly
Price: 13.99 USD
Rating: 3.9 (458 reviews)

AzurPoly

JETSMALLMICROJETAEROBATICAZURPOLY

3.9/5 (458)

USD 13.99

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Added: September 13, 2021
Updated: November 18, 2024

The Bede BD-5J is one of the smallest jets in the world. Atypical and fun to fly, you will love doing some aerobatics in it.

Features:

4096 pixels PBR textures.
Flight model developed in partnership with BD-5 pilots and connoisseurs.
Fully functional avionics, including custom radio and transponder.
Interactive checklists.
VR compatible.
Seven liveries, including the most famous ones fitted on the BD-5J.
Custom sounds.
Custom smoke effects.
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) including interactive map and autopilot.

The BD-5J is a single-seat, single-engine, homebuilt jet aircraft sold as a kit by Bede Aircraft of the United States. The BD-5J, also called the Acrostar, is the jet-powered version of the BD-5, a pusher-propeller light aircraft that first flew on September 12, 1971. The BD-5J was introduced in 1973 and holds the world record for being the smallest flying manned jet aircraft. The jet was famously used in a 1983 James Bond movie, Octopussy. The BD-5J is 12 feet, 9 inches long, 5 feet, 7 inches high (at the top of its vertical stabilizer), and weighs approximately 400 pounds, empty. It features a low, swept main wing with a span of 17 feet, a traditional empennage, and retractable tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is powered by a tail-mounted Microturbo TRS-18-046 turbojet engine that generates 225 pounds of thrust.

The BD-5J has a top speed of 320 miles per hour, a range of 280 miles, and a ceiling of 26,000 feet above sea level.

The Bede BD-5J is one of the most exhilarating aircraft in history to fly. From within the cockpit of the tiny jet, pilots can rocket up to altitude, perform aerobatics, or just cruise the heights. The BD-5J is a stable, forgiving aircraft, despite its small size. The most Difficult aspect of flying the jet is landing, due to it being so low to the ground pilots sometimes misjudge when to flare, and come down hard.