The BD-5..then they came out with the BD-5J. Saw a BD-5 being built in Galveston, Texas. Mind you this was in the later 70's. This one has all the updated electronics. Cool..
His comment ( if I understand him correctly ) that only the factory built bd5 were successful and capable of flying until this guy. That is completely incorrect. Several bd5-j were built outside of a factory. I am unaware that their is some factory who builds them in the 1st place.. My father (Edwin "Ed"Johnson ) personally built 3 Bd's in the 80's. He ( my father) also is the 1st Bud Lite Anheuser Bush BD5 pilot in the air show business . One reason my dad decided to hang it up was because the engine company that exclusively built the engine went belly up for obvious reasons ( Not a butt load of BD5 -J's were built in its life).. . So ya, sorry but you are not the 1st to build one. I do recant my comment about a BD-5 manufacturer. If memory serves me ( I was only 4 or 5 yrs old at that time) You do actually order a BD5-J kit which in turn you have to build... None the less, your jet looks fantastic. Looks like their are some upgrades to the pilot digital console. The old ones were pretty basic...
I work for one of the original test pilots and engineers on the BD-5J, Bob Bishop, Justin Lewis is a friend of ours and we routinely use him to train our new pilots. Justin is very aware of the history of the BD-5J. N21AP and N55PQ were 2 of the first BD-5J produced at home. Bob Bishop flew them in air shows throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's with us transitioning to DoD contract work as our BD-5J look like cruise missiles. Bob Bishop was also the first BD-5J to fly as the Coars light silver bullet (I still have the wings in the shop). We have a fleet of 4 now and we use Justin often, he's a great pilot a genuinely nice guy, and very respectful of the BD-5J, and always safety and mission oriented. There is also no factory that ever built these planes, there is a guy "skeeter" who will build the fuselage and wings for you, that's about as factory as you will get. The engines also became scarce not because of the company going belly up but because the company started buying them back after several BD-5J were involved in accidents using the TRS-18. That is not a problem anymore as there are 2 jet engines made 1 with 336 lbs of thrust and the other with 352 lbs of thrust. Both of which are smaller than the TRS-18 at 10'' diameter.
Don't forget Corkey Fornof - James Bond's pilot. He probably did more for making the BD5J famous than anyone. The Acrojets - he and Bob Bishop as his wingman - were doing it before anyone.
So, what are the pilot size limitations on this craft? I attempted to sit in a mock-up one in some aviation museum somewhere in the US (can't remember where), having been a BD5 fan from my youth but I was a full head-height outside of the canopy...
Most of our pilots are relatively short, no taller than 5'11'', but that also all depends on if the height is in the legs or the torso. Longer legs is better because you can kinda squish yourself in there, but if it's torso you won't be able to close canopy. There is also a shoe size limitation of no larger than a 10-10.5, because where the pedals are is just below our main avionics bay, and your feet can get stuck on that tray. Shoulders can be an issue too, I have broad shoulders so I get pinched in, and it's hard to move around in there.
I got a question on your aircraft : does the wing spar is identical to the original one, a tube ? And ont his tube the main landing is attached on it ?
Why would he need the extension, the only reason we started doing that in the first place was to store the military tracking packages we receive when we are on a job. The 5" adds weight which in turn decreases his performance a little.
Any hope to see this magnifique shox in europe or France ? - few events during summer also during which this flying would delight the aviation enthousiasts and others -
There is a guy actually building one in France I can't give you his name but he had a kit and purchased the engineering plans from us, so hopefully you may see one soon.
Actually the composite material would likely not be stealth where we use fiberglass we have to use a metalized paint to make it so you do not see the wingspar. They are already fairly stealthy as the signature on radar is no bigger than a cruise missile, which are extremely difficult yo detect.
Lightning McQueen: Could your father be the Johnson with whom I flew a MEM trip on the DC-9? That guy might have leased a Lamborghini to the Miami Vice production at one time?
How much did the entire build cost? I've seen that you can buy the BD-5 kits for $4000.00 dollars. is that true? I was orginally looking to buy a "HoverBike?" Like the ones Dubai Police is going to start using by 2020. However, they're asking like $40.000.00 to buy?? In you expert advice, what would be the cheapest way I can get into the air and FLY? Would it be the BD-5? Or another "Kit?" If you could get back to me at your earlist convenience, it would be much appretiated! Thanks kindly. Ps, Looking to spend no more than $10,000? Unless, it't good of a deal to pass up??
This is definitely NOT a good way to, "get into the air". It's seems small and cute but there's no way a low-time pilot lives through a flight in this thing. A no-time non - pilot would live until high speed taxi and maybe a second or so after lift off. Look at the roll rate and round out speed. Little wings mean lots of speed.
Cheapest way to get into the air safely, would be a paramotor or powered parachute on a trike if you can't run 50 yards. MUCH slower though. lol Even those will probably cost you $15,000 total for wing, motor, and training (if you chose). If it has to be an actual airplane, there are many ultralights that don't require training. Look into quicksilver, belite, kolb, etc. I think you would have to be pretty stupid to fly anything without training though.
Just so you know the engine alone will cost you a minimum of 65k us dollars they go as much as 80k for the PBS tj-150. It takes us a year to build it and do all wiring, and the avionics are about 30-40k each jet. So minimum flight worthy one of these is in excess of 150k us dollars.
@@BruceBusby we had an F-15 pilot quit the training after his first high speed taxi, he got a little lift he got squirrely and landed and said he was done. This plane is not a toy and those who do get into it and actually do fly it change their minds about this being a toy. It's a serious aircraft, and only experienced pilot's should fly them, and even then flying a glider first is a pre requisite of ours, as the landing profile is pretty much the same as a bd5j. You are sitting 1 foot off the ground not 4-15ft above the ground like most pilots are used too. Landing these is very hard for most pilots and we have had to do major repairs after a few 1st landings of people. They bend the fuselage where the intakes are.
@@christopherrogers6194 well... I can see how this wouldn't be for everyone. Looks like you don't really get in it, you more aptly put it on. Glad you're having fun with it, fly safe.
It would be nice if they could make these affordable so the average citizen like myself could fly one since the military route is too much nonsense just to fly a jet..If i could get one for around $5k would be ideal..
Lol, we actually have a trailer that has a rough shape of the plane we trailer it around in, we also have a larger toy hauler that we use to transport 2 at a time, it also doubles as our command center when we are doing work.
grabir01 Subsonex has factory support. I don't know if anyone is supporting BD-5 micro jets. Most seem to be made from old BD-5 kits laying around. Flying wise, you have a good question for speed, distance, handling, etc.
Its likely more for ground support and a second set of eyes. There is alot going on behind the scenes in the airshow business where having someone to take care of the service and maintenance aspects of the airplane is more convenient than having it all on the hands and mind of one individual. The Bd5 will also tip in its tail once the pilot gets out, which is why you see the sandbags being brought up towards the end of the video. The wings are also removable and having a second set of hands makes installing and removing those wings much easier.
The parachute wont really save him unless he has time to unbuckle himself, open canopy, all while keeping aircraft steady and having enough altitude. Would need 10-15 seconds. So if the emergency is occurring near the ground he has no chance.
Techno Trader Then again, it is a last resort that *will* work in some situations. It would really suck to get caught in a position where one's last thought was, "Oh, sh*t, I wish I had a parachute...".
He's fast near the ground. Pitch it up and bail before stalling out. This was a taught technique back in the day before ejection seats became more common in the military world.
economy is 160 knots and we have never tested it to it's limits so we really don't have a never exceed speed more of a temperature thing for us, if the TIT temps get too high the pilot has to reduce thrust to cool engine off. Our jets max N1 is between 99% and 103% depending on which plane all the engines are just a tad different from each other.
+AeroManiac ....... I did get to fly the lightweight 2 stroke short winged BD 5 in the 80's and it was impressive but the handling was a bit frighting like a Pitts even with the trigear it needed a lot of rudder due to the light weight and fuel burn was under 5 with the Hirth 2 stroke
Yes there are suck in doors on the intakes so they are hard to see, the guy before me is correct on location, there is also on ours panels near the engine that we use a mesh to provide even more air.
Why the huge dash covering up at least 15% of the front view of the pilot unnecessarily??! This is not necessary... at all. And what is with the terrible job of riveting? The rivets look like they are not even flush/recessed rivets? The avionics look very weak. A ping pong ball on a string cold easily eliminate half of all that clutter. Why would you build a “Home built” then Put a huge avionics package on it to go no farther than 300 miles?
Skeeter uses the pop rivets, on our aircraft we use solid rivets. As far as the view being obstructed, have you ever tried to put one of these together?? There is literally not much room to put things on this aircraft, where his screens are is the only place you can put them because of how the pilot sits in there, and behind those screens is the one of the avionics bays, which has the AHRS, GPS modules, and a bunch of other stuff. It would be great if we had more room but the aircraft is just so dang small. I assure you that it is very necessary. Why would you put all this stuff on it if your only going 150 miles, not 300. Well you have obviously never flown one or seen one. But having all that avionics in there is for safety. He's flying low to the ground doing an airshow, the amount of info gleamed from one of those screens at a glance is far more you get from steam gauges. If you have never used an EFIS I suggest you try it they are very handy for precise flying, and for us since we do DoD work accuracy is super important as well as safety since we only fly at 50 ft above the ground. An efis shows you the terrain which is life saving when you are at 50 ft. Remember accuracy and safety. You talk a lot of trash man for something you have absolutely no clue about, quit being so angry about stuff you are ignorant about,.
I remember when Jim Bede brought this idea and everyone laughed at him.
And in Newton Kansas of all places. I had a friend that built the prop version, back in the 70's. Even that was cool to watch as a kid.
Hi Justin congrats amazing project and shure a nice feeling to fly the Microjet.
This is literally my favorite airplane. I’d really like to have one😢
Have a 5B still in boxes. Purchased in 1988. Second owner. Never assembled.
The BD-5..then they came out with the BD-5J.
Saw a BD-5 being built in Galveston, Texas.
Mind you this was in the later 70's.
This one has all the updated electronics.
Cool..
There were many bd5 j's successfully built and flown . The prop version was the dud because of engines.
What a cute little jet!
Amazing Pilot and Airplane together = WOW!
His comment ( if I understand him correctly ) that only the factory built bd5 were successful and capable of flying until this guy.
That is completely incorrect. Several bd5-j were built outside of a factory. I am unaware that their is some factory who builds them in the 1st place..
My father (Edwin "Ed"Johnson ) personally built 3 Bd's in the 80's. He ( my father) also is the 1st Bud Lite Anheuser Bush BD5 pilot in the air show business
. One reason my dad decided to hang it up was because the engine company that exclusively built the engine went belly up for obvious reasons ( Not a butt load of BD5 -J's were built in its life)..
. So ya, sorry but you are not the 1st to build one.
I do recant my comment about a BD-5 manufacturer. If memory serves me ( I was only 4 or 5 yrs old at that time) You do actually order a BD5-J kit which in turn you have to build...
None the less, your jet looks fantastic. Looks like their are some upgrades to the pilot digital console. The old ones were pretty basic...
I work for one of the original test pilots and engineers on the BD-5J, Bob Bishop, Justin Lewis is a friend of ours and we routinely use him to train our new pilots. Justin is very aware of the history of the BD-5J.
N21AP and N55PQ were 2 of the first BD-5J produced at home. Bob Bishop flew them in air shows throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's with us transitioning to DoD contract work as our BD-5J look like cruise missiles. Bob Bishop was also the first BD-5J to fly as the Coars light silver bullet (I still have the wings in the shop). We have a fleet of 4 now and we use Justin often, he's a great pilot a genuinely nice guy, and very respectful of the BD-5J, and always safety and mission oriented.
There is also no factory that ever built these planes, there is a guy "skeeter" who will build the fuselage and wings for you, that's about as factory as you will get. The engines also became scarce not because of the company going belly up but because the company started buying them back after several BD-5J were involved in accidents using the TRS-18. That is not a problem anymore as there are 2 jet engines made 1 with 336 lbs of thrust and the other with 352 lbs of thrust. Both of which are smaller than the TRS-18 at 10'' diameter.
Don't forget Corkey Fornof - James Bond's pilot. He probably did more for making the BD5J famous than anyone. The Acrojets - he and Bob Bishop as his wingman - were doing it before anyone.
Lightning McQueen. Ya
@@kenvicknair5744 "He probably did more for making the BD5J famous than anyone." James Bond did a lot of heavy lifting on that fron as well.
I love the crowd at the end watching him drive past, must be over 20 people!
Haha
Perfeito! Muito bom mesmo gostaria de poder falar com o criador e dizer que está história é inspiradora!
Berry Naes good job kapten
5:39 that parking job in the background!
Amazing
I always wanted to build a BD-5.but at 6’4” and 240 pounds, I was sized out.
No worrys u may have one with twin jet engines
Amazing what little movement u have to give on the stick wow I'd love to fly but cannot afford it
At one time Coors Beer had a BD-5J acrobatic team.
So, what are the pilot size limitations on this craft? I attempted to sit in a mock-up one in some aviation museum somewhere in the US (can't remember where), having been a BD5 fan from my youth but I was a full head-height outside of the canopy...
Most of our pilots are relatively short, no taller than 5'11'', but that also all depends on if the height is in the legs or the torso. Longer legs is better because you can kinda squish yourself in there, but if it's torso you won't be able to close canopy. There is also a shoe size limitation of no larger than a 10-10.5, because where the pedals are is just below our main avionics bay, and your feet can get stuck on that tray. Shoulders can be an issue too, I have broad shoulders so I get pinched in, and it's hard to move around in there.
I got a question on your aircraft : does the wing spar is identical to the original one, a tube ?
And ont his tube the main landing is attached on it ?
Omg that's awesome
BD-5J !!!!!
How high have you flown this?? What is the fastest flight via a BD-5 coast to coast
Top !!!
Ia Dhe baesst pilot.
Good afternoon, how much is this beautiful jet and on which part can you buy it?
Got to be the nearest most pilots are likely to get to yheir own jet fighter
This plane design must have been inspired by the Me 163 'Komet'
FLS Microjet is a newer version of the BD-5J (the jet from the opening scene of the James Bond movie Octopussy)
Jim Bede was inspired by a glider fuselage he saw.
Nice panel. They should seriously consider the 5.2 inch stretch conversion.
Why would he need the extension, the only reason we started doing that in the first place was to store the military tracking packages we receive when we are on a job. The 5" adds weight which in turn decreases his performance a little.
Esse projeto bd 5 j pode se populamente feita qual que pesoua
👍👍👍
Imagine going from that to standard size on landing. I think I'd hit so hard the landing gear would break off.
Any hope to see this magnifique shox in europe or France ? - few events during summer also during which this flying would delight the aviation enthousiasts and others -
There is a guy actually building one in France I can't give you his name but he had a kit and purchased the engineering plans from us, so hopefully you may see one soon.
Build one out of composite and it would probably be pretty stealthy.
Actually the composite material would likely not be stealth where we use fiberglass we have to use a metalized paint to make it so you do not see the wingspar. They are already fairly stealthy as the signature on radar is no bigger than a cruise missile, which are extremely difficult yo detect.
5:38 Please what is the plane arriving just behind? I looks like a CAP 232..
Pilot good
Lightning McQueen: Could your father be the Johnson with whom I flew a MEM trip on the DC-9? That guy might have leased a Lamborghini to the Miami Vice production at one time?
Whats the black plane next to it?
I also fly a jet of this size. It's called a drone.
Are these for sale yet?
How much did the entire build cost? I've seen that you can buy the BD-5 kits for $4000.00 dollars. is that true? I was orginally looking to buy a "HoverBike?" Like the ones Dubai Police is going to start using by 2020. However, they're asking like $40.000.00 to buy?? In you expert advice, what would be the cheapest way I can get into the air and FLY? Would it be the BD-5? Or another "Kit?"
If you could get back to me at your earlist convenience, it would be much appretiated! Thanks kindly.
Ps,
Looking to spend no more than $10,000? Unless, it't good of a deal to pass up??
This is definitely NOT a good way to, "get into the air". It's seems small and cute but there's no way a low-time pilot lives through a flight in this thing. A no-time non - pilot would live until high speed taxi and maybe a second or so after lift off. Look at the roll rate and round out speed. Little wings mean lots of speed.
Cheapest way to get into the air safely, would be a paramotor or powered parachute on a trike if you can't run 50 yards. MUCH slower though. lol Even those will probably cost you $15,000 total for wing, motor, and training (if you chose). If it has to be an actual airplane, there are many ultralights that don't require training. Look into quicksilver, belite, kolb, etc. I think you would have to be pretty stupid to fly anything without training though.
Just so you know the engine alone will cost you a minimum of 65k us dollars they go as much as 80k for the PBS tj-150. It takes us a year to build it and do all wiring, and the avionics are about 30-40k each jet. So minimum flight worthy one of these is in excess of 150k us dollars.
@@BruceBusby we had an F-15 pilot quit the training after his first high speed taxi, he got a little lift he got squirrely and landed and said he was done. This plane is not a toy and those who do get into it and actually do fly it change their minds about this being a toy. It's a serious aircraft, and only experienced pilot's should fly them, and even then flying a glider first is a pre requisite of ours, as the landing profile is pretty much the same as a bd5j. You are sitting 1 foot off the ground not 4-15ft above the ground like most pilots are used too. Landing these is very hard for most pilots and we have had to do major repairs after a few 1st landings of people. They bend the fuselage where the intakes are.
@@christopherrogers6194 well... I can see how this wouldn't be for everyone. Looks like you don't really get in it, you more aptly put it on. Glad you're having fun with it, fly safe.
watch where you walk...Dont step on it!!! You could break it
It would be nice if they could make these affordable so the average citizen like myself could fly one since the military route is too much nonsense just to fly a jet..If i could get one for around $5k would be ideal..
Ох ты ж !!!! Это есть мечта каждого)))) кто это сделал?
rutan and bede
This is the James Bond plane right ?
Yes.
where to buy it ?!!!!
what song is that playing in the background?
Darude-Sandstorm
I want one!
+JesusChristNeverLived InNewYork....
+JesusChristNeverLived InChicagoEither....;)
+AeroManiac
Thanks!
+JesusChristNeverLived OnSocialSecurityPayments.....orGonzoPorn
+AeroManiac
Porn?
someone tell me the brand of the screens, please
nice air work.. I applaud your success...... but.... the music takes away from the aircraft sounds!!
Outstanding achievement. (Yes, the music detracts.)
I want one...
I pray that this is not one of the 3 pilots that crashed the Bede 5j.?
you could put that thing in the back of the truck talk about portability
Lol, we actually have a trailer that has a rough shape of the plane we trailer it around in, we also have a larger toy hauler that we use to transport 2 at a time, it also doubles as our command center when we are doing work.
is this better than the subsonex?
grabir01 Subsonex has factory support. I don't know if anyone is supporting BD-5 micro jets. Most seem to be made from old BD-5 kits laying around.
Flying wise, you have a good question for speed, distance, handling, etc.
Kevin Moore their is still a production line of that sells In kits. Here is the link
bd-micro.com
put some paint on this jet maybe makes him more awesome i think
You need a crew chief for an experimental you built in your garage?
Its likely more for ground support and a second set of eyes. There is alot going on behind the scenes in the airshow business where having someone to take care of the service and maintenance aspects of the airplane is more convenient than having it all on the hands and mind of one individual.
The Bd5 will also tip in its tail once the pilot gets out, which is why you see the sandbags being brought up towards the end of the video.
The wings are also removable and having a second set of hands makes installing and removing those wings much easier.
@@invertmast Sure. I would call that person a buddy... Not hire a crew chief for a relatively simple airplane.
They should call that plane daisy duke but i dont think her shorts fit that tight. Still, i would love to try it on!
if the plane malfunction in the air ,is that jet have ejecting seat ?
No
That's why he was wearing a parachute on his back.
The parachute wont really save him unless he has time to unbuckle himself, open canopy, all while keeping aircraft steady and having enough altitude. Would need 10-15 seconds. So if the emergency is occurring near the ground he has no chance.
Techno Trader Then again, it is a last resort that *will* work in some situations. It would really suck to get caught in a position where one's last thought was, "Oh, sh*t, I wish I had a parachute...".
He's fast near the ground. Pitch it up and bail before stalling out. This was a taught technique back in the day before ejection seats became more common in the military world.
they shoulda made it a swept wing design
it doesn't need one, it's not that fast
Cruise at altitude in an economy power setting? Never exceed ??
economy is 160 knots and we have never tested it to it's limits so we really don't have a never exceed speed more of a temperature thing for us, if the TIT temps get too high the pilot has to reduce thrust to cool engine off. Our jets max N1 is between 99% and 103% depending on which plane all the engines are just a tad different from each other.
Really surprised to see stall speed listed as 48kn with flaps down! I bet the glide radio is 2:1 : D
i wonder how much fuel economy you can get on a micro jet ?
+FLYBOY805 ..........most small turbines are burning 10 to 15 gal per hour
+flyinbiker2001 Wow.....That's a lotta Gals.... Wonder if they'll ever make one that burns Milfs or cougars instead....
+flyinbiker2001 ......or Gay people.....Not that there's something wrong with that....;)
+AeroManiac ....... I did get to fly the lightweight 2 stroke short winged BD 5 in the 80's and it was impressive but the handling was a bit frighting like a Pitts even with the trigear it needed a lot of rudder due to the light weight and fuel burn was under 5 with the Hirth 2 stroke
+flyinbiker2001 But still, does it have to be 'Gals'...
Powerplant?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microturbo_TRS_18
Ian Sinclair This one is powered by the PBS TJ-100 putting out 258 pounds of thrust.
@@Beemerboy324 Justin uses the TJ-100, our SMART-1 variants use the TRS-18.
Where's the intaker??
straight down from the back end of the canopy min 1:06
@@michaelreedx6823 Thanks.
Yes there are suck in doors on the intakes so they are hard to see, the guy before me is correct on location, there is also on ours panels near the engine that we use a mesh to provide even more air.
novelty for sure but cant really be useful for anything other than joyflight
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Cool !
too much talking !!!
Why the huge dash covering up at least 15% of the front view of the pilot unnecessarily??! This is not necessary... at all. And what is with the terrible job of riveting? The rivets look like they are not even flush/recessed rivets? The avionics look very weak. A ping pong ball on a string cold easily eliminate half of all that clutter.
Why would you build a “Home built” then Put a huge avionics package on it to go no farther than 300 miles?
As I recall, the original BD5s were pop riveted.
Skeeter uses the pop rivets, on our aircraft we use solid rivets.
As far as the view being obstructed, have you ever tried to put one of these together?? There is literally not much room to put things on this aircraft, where his screens are is the only place you can put them because of how the pilot sits in there, and behind those screens is the one of the avionics bays, which has the AHRS, GPS modules, and a bunch of other stuff. It would be great if we had more room but the aircraft is just so dang small. I assure you that it is very necessary.
Why would you put all this stuff on it if your only going 150 miles, not 300. Well you have obviously never flown one or seen one. But having all that avionics in there is for safety. He's flying low to the ground doing an airshow, the amount of info gleamed from one of those screens at a glance is far more you get from steam gauges. If you have never used an EFIS I suggest you try it they are very handy for precise flying, and for us since we do DoD work accuracy is super important as well as safety since we only fly at 50 ft above the ground. An efis shows you the terrain which is life saving when you are at 50 ft. Remember accuracy and safety.
You talk a lot of trash man for something you have absolutely no clue about, quit being so angry about stuff you are ignorant about,.
My parrot flies faster than this shitbox
Hugely overrated ..... expensive, small, twitchy, no range etc etc. Don't take my word for it, see what Burt Rutan has to say on this 'thing?'