Bede BD-4
Pima Air and Space Museum Aircraft
Manufacturer
Bede
Markings
Wright/Hartman, 1999
Designation
BD-4
Registration
N42EE
Serial Number
382
Bede BD-4
The BD-4 is one of the first true kitplane homebuilt aircraft. This means that the buyer did not just receive a set of plans but an entire kit with all the parts needed to build the plane. The first kits were sold in 1968 and the aircraft remains popular today even though the kits are no longer available. The BD-4 enjoys one of the best safety records of all homebuilt aircraft and this combined with the ease of construction and a long list of optional equipment explains the aircraft’s continued popularity nearly 40 years after its introduction.