Lil' Devil - FLS Microjet
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- L.D. Jeffries, EAA 660758, was looking for something to do in his upcoming retirement from United Airlines - all he knew for sure was that he wasn’t going to sit on the porch. He’s decided to indulge a lifelong dream and become an air show pilot, flying the FLS Microjet named Lil Devil. Read the full story of L.D. and his little jet in the August issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.
Wow. Thrust reversers and full glass cockpit. Super nice aircraft
Not for "reverse" thrust- for MODULATING the thrust on approach so the engine can remain at a high output for fast response. You really can't throttle those little jet engines down, so you just deflect the exhaust to kill some of the thrust.
ya when Jim Bede died these asswholes steel hias desingthat a Bede-5j/// not a "microjet" lol
so we can safely conclude that this is the go kart of jet planes
No, not at all. This is a jet and the company I work for builds and maintains a fleet of these (N21AP, N23AP, N55PQ and N78AP). These are serious Jets, and if you treat them like a go-kart you'll likely not be flying one for very long. We have had f-16 pilots refuse to do anything in this plane after a high speed taxi, we have lost a pilot, this can be a fun plane but it can also be dangerous if you underestimate it. My former boss (company was sold, I still work here) was the coars light silver bullet in the 80's and 90's in one of these.
@@christopherrogers6194 Why did the F-16 pilots "refuse to do anything"?
@@suserman7775 he got just a tad to fast got some lift for a few seconds it got a little squirelly for a second and he decided at that stage in his life he rather be around for his grandkids. I think most pilot's just get a little nervous because of the different height most pilot's fly at they have a cockpit 10 ft off the ground, unless you fly alot of gliders most have a hard time with that different reference. He was a great pilot too it just can be scary with something with such a different frame of reference.
Skateboard...
$150,00 go-kart
This plane has been flying since the days of Jim Bede, it was never out of the circuit. Justin Lewis has one and he has been flying in the Jet in airshows for a while, before that Bob Bishop was doing aerobatics and airshows through the 70's, 80's and 90's, he was also the coars light silver bullet for many years. Bob was one of the original test pilots and engineers working with Jim and he purchased more than 20 kits when Bede went out of business. Alturair also has many kits and sells parts for the BD5J. Our company in the early 2000's started doing contract work for the government and we have 4 of these planes, the earliest being built in the 70's and our newest one N78AP that we finished last year.
The TJ-100 is a good engine but it never had enough thrust for what we use it for it runs at about 276 lbs of thrust PBS and another engine company came out with better engines in the TJ-150 at 336 lbs of thrust and the other company coming in at 350 lbs of thrust. I do love seeing people bring these planes back into the limelight as they are amazing planes, just wanted to correct some of the info.
Also bud lite jet did air shows for years.
Your livin the dream brother!
Absolutely love that little reverse thrust system, looks adorable!
I owned a BD5-J about 15 years ago briefly. I had to sell it. No matter what I did- lower the seat, remove the seat entirely and glue in a foam pad, didn't matter- I couldn't fit in it. My head stuck out the canopy about 2 inches. Can't fly scrunched down like that, and no way no how could I wear a helmet. My legs were too big as well, so I couldn't get out of the thing quickly if I had to. Was a dream of mine to own one since I was a kid, but alas, 6'1" is just too big unless you cut it and stretch it (which someone did a while ago). Oh, and mine had a thrust reverser as well. I had a different engine, slightly larger, but never got to fly it.
Good going Capt. Jeffries. The BD5J is so many people's fantasy. It looks like it just doesn't get better than that; the Kawasaki Ninja of aircraft. Stay safe.
Where is the gun mounted? It *MUST* have a 20mm cannon with drop tanks for extended missions, hardpoints for missiles, bombs, rocket pods, mine deployment canister, torpedos, and sensor pods for rapid ingress/egress recon missions. Head up displays, carrier arrestor hook...
@Randy Hodder ace combat only
No problem! Please call Q at +4420mm007.
You warmongering brute...it needs flares, chaff and iff as well!
MUST HAVE STEALTH CAPABILITIES.....
Vector thrust for enhanced manoeuvres
It is very impressive to see that this little jet engine has enough power to let this plane fly.
But can it be dropped from the underwing of a bomber for parasite support?
Parasite?
Jannib Andelo Bayutas en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_aircraft
Dogman lmao didn’t expect that
Title sounds like a music-video title
Шикарный самолетик. В Осьминожке 007 был очень похожий! Сейчас наверное этот фильм уже никто не помнит.
Great effort. Pity about the inescapable music. Silence is golden.
Not certain if it was 1970 or 71, but I had my private and saw an ad in an aviation magazine and ordered the info package. At that time Jim was offering the kit as either a powered V-tail or glider version. They had drawings of guys flying it looking really great and as a teenager I was sold. My CFI talked me down “lol” so there was no pitch to my folks for support which was good. At that time EAA in my view anyways still wasn’t all that popular so when Jim changed the tail to a straight tail it was for me almost a confirmation that I should calm down and wait until it had actually flown. The rest is history until it resurfaced again with well known guys flying the jet version like Bobby Bishop. Wish I had saved those ads.
We still had some of that stuff laying around, I saw an old picture today of Bob in n21ap and corky in his jet flying in formation. I have the old info board still of the specs of the old coars light silver bullet with the thrust at 227 lbs. Lol that would scare me today.
*1 of THE BEST mini Jets I've seen!*
Such an inspiration. Thanks for your video.
It's good to see the bd5j with a new life, thank you
Boy, I'd love to see more video of both aircraft. They are beautiful!
Maybe a GoPro mounted inside, with radio sound?
Please?
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It’s the same size as the missiles the F-22 carries.
No, those are much smaller.
@ILUV2SK8 504 It can be hard to gauge tone on the internet.
860lbs, lighter than a Phoenix missile.
That little jet is beautiful!
Sweet! I always loved the BD-5J. This version looks awesome!
looks inspired by the me-163
Awesome panel and thrust reverse! Wow! My American Airline pilot cousin built a J, along with others and said that was his sweetie
FYI, the attenuator doesn't actually produce enough thrust to really be counted as reverse thrust, the pilot's main use was just to cut off thrust, it can only really be used for like 8 to no more than 13 secs.
@@christopherrogers6194 with only 30 gal of Jet A has "short legs" 200nm much less if ur havin fun...lol
Both planes so great .
Wow but the lil jet just takes all the attention .
Great 👌💯👌
There's one of these in a museum in Denver still flying. I believe it's the one that was used in Octopussy.
That was in the Santa Monica museum and recently sold by Corky to a professional pilot planning on bringing back to life.
Sizewise... you mean it's flying within the museum in Denver?
I've wanted a BDJ since i was young in the early 80's after the coors BD demo at Arlington airfield in Houston (ish) TX. I missed one heck of a deal with one. Still love everything about this plane. Unless it has a prop on it.
"I need smooth rivets Odie"
1:30 - Is there any additional ducting other than the side inlets, or does it just suck air out of the inside of the fuselage?
@@parttimecripple - Good job. That does not answer my question.
I think that's all, the exhaust is always a litlle bit bigger than the intake so that seems about the needed intake area to me
@@bayenne5b - I'm not questioning the intake area, I'm questioning the fact there seems to be zero ductwork between the fuselage intake vents and the jet turbine impeller intake.
@@rcbif101 yeah, it's weird, there seems to be none. Would be an improvement to look into
There is also a screened intake area in the wheel well, specifically for high power settings like take-off and go-around. The two spring loaded side intakes work very well at pressurizing the intake area and the Naca vents at those intake ensure plenty of air, even during yaw or uncoordinated flight.
As someone who loves airplanes, and i've been fascinated about them and their history. I have always wanted to fly an airplane. Since i am too tall i couldn't join the Finnish air force. And am hoping to one day be able to fly something similar to this.
If you were too tall for the airforce then your likely too small to fly the BD5J, I work for a company that builds and maintains a fleet of this for government work our requirements for new pilots is a shoe size of less than 10, and be 5'11" or shorter. This video also gets a few things wrong Bob Bishop one of the original BD5 owned the company I work for he has been doing airshows in these since the 70's he was the coars light silver bullet for years, we then started work for the government in the early 2000's. There is also a guy named Justin Lewis who currently flies his BD5J in airshows. We are in the process of building even more BD5J and it is because there was recently 2 new engines released one by PBS and 1 by AMT both with thrust over 336 lbs. Up to this point the engines were difficult to get because the original manufacturer who made the jet engine started buying them back due to the underpowered engine being used and several BD5J crashing because of this. The BD5J may seem like a go-kart but it is indeed a high performance jet, and it has killed many pilots who have tried flying it. We have had f-16 pilots wash out of the program because of the fact it can be very intimidating. For one when landing or doing high speed taxiing the only reference you have for the ground is to the left and the right. You also are only sitting about 1 foot off the ground so many pilots drop the airplane from 5 ft. This is a fun plane but also a very dangerous one, because you do not have an experienced pilot who can be in the seat behind you on the first few flights. I do the avionics and we are very strict and thorough because of this.
@@christopherrogers6194 it's a shame i'll never fly this thing. But i'd also like to build my own plane one day. Be it a seaplane or a biplane.
solomale
How old are you and what is your job if I can ask?
@@guardianobserver6593 i'm 17 and studying to be an electrician
@@solomale2156. Then you have time to build your own kit airplane. However better look for a stol capable kit airplane.
Outstanding LD!
That is a beautiful aircraft, it must be a total blast! literally
It's beautiful. It looks like a little hummingbird.
Amazing!
US Air Force should replace the F-22s with these.
that would be overkill
nk would surrender. too easy... better use f22...
Hahahhaha... 😂😂😂
Goodone dude 👍
Sad part is... Its true... 😐
Hmm... seems the US fought NK to a stalemate 65 years ago.
In fact, when was the last time the US ever really won a land war in Asia?
Excellent work! Nice Video. You made it look easy!
Beautiful camera work in this.
I will.get my licence and purchase one of these!!
Beautiful job!
Fantastic
BEAUTIFUL
Lost my medical about 10 years ago..... miss flying so much. I remember when the.BD was new.... I was just a child but thought now that is the perfect plane for any kid.... well it looks like the perfect plane for a kid at any age. Could you make another video on operating the aircraft and give us some idea of costs to build, and operate.
Sori about yr med. Basic Med now up to 240kts, 18,000ft. 55,ooo others reactived pilots, come join!
Lots of polishing hours. Modern instruments. Looks like fun
Love the reverse thrust option.
Where’s the green feet hidden?
They're in there every time it flies!
Nice, that's the same jet engine found in many model planes!
YeahNO.
L. D. you gotta get out of Illinois man ! That place is gonna implode !
Just a modern version of the Me 163
More like a modern He 162 Volksjager.
not realy: the Me 163 was basicaly a sweep wing glider, the only who fly today, a replica, is a pure glider...and the Me 163 was rocket powered and able to fly twice the speed from the BD5
you could buy an L-39 albatross for about 100k years back. it was originally chek made if i'm not mistaken. looks like a real jet fighter, kinda. look it up, folks.
L39 Is a basically a fighter jet without weapons...Problem is maintenance and $$$. The engine burns over 2,000 pounds of jet fuel an hour at full power, which on average right now is over $1600, ouch! Another thing is a big airplane, maintenance can be very expensive.
If only it could pick up a bigger pilot... looks so fun.
Formation flyby of BD-5 and Subsonex
Jim Bede is smiling. Beautiful aircraft. Numbers?
68 stall dirty, 72 clean, 250 red line but will go much faster. 2500 feet per minute climb rate at sea level and 100% N1.
But some customer back in the day were not some felt he was shady and not keeping up with parts orders.
Looks a lot like the small jet in the opening scene of Octopussy, a James Bond movie with Roger Moore :)
It is the same aircraft type. This is a newer updated model
Looks awesome 👏👏👏👍
50 years, not 60. There wasn't a small enough jet engine before that. In fact, even in the 70's they had trouble finding a reliable jet engine for the plane. The lack of a good jet engine caused the company to go out of business. I think they have good engines now, and today is the time for everyone to get a BD 5. Get two, they're small.
Wot? 1 for each foot?!
I'm surprised that they don't have air ducts directly from the air scoops to the engine intake.
Want one now! A small front mounted minigun would be cool tho.
The minigun would probably be larger than the plane itself lol
very cool
I first saw this jet at MCAS Cherry Point, I thought it was very strange. Looks like a kid's aircraft.
I first seen this bd5 fly years ago at the Willow Grove air show in Willow Grove Pennsylvania.
That is awesome!
I have always wanted a BD-5J
Very Good.
I saw one called the “Silver Bullet” when I was a kid at my first air show. It was the highlight of the air show for me! I thought it was just my size at the time. I think I can still get my fat arse in one when they come back to the market! Just saying ;-) I’m happy we will be able to fly them again for personal use instead of as drone targets for air to air missiles.
I first saw this type on 1976 when the Acrojets flown by Bobby Bishop and Corky Fornoff were touring. Really amazing plane. I know two were lost in 2006; I wonder how many are left?
10 currently flying in the world
More footage of it actually flying
Great looking jet.
I'd like to see a comparison with the Sonex Subsonex jet.
No contest!
I really like the size of this one compared to the Subsonex, with about the same thrust, speed is much greater in the bede. Love it.
@@ldairshows5090 No kidding.
Was also in Bond
So this is what heaven looks like?
That thing is just 'too cool'
How many $$??
No ejection seat.... balls of steel.
the only disadvantage is that the stick is not in the middle...a sidestick do not give an accurate feeling
where can I buy one of these??
My father, who was in the Aviation business for many years, saw the original BD5 (?) at one of the large air shows. As a kid I remember he told that it only took off because of the curvature of the Earth... Guess there are better turbines available now.
I want one :-)
I heard the opposite. The one in Denver has reverse thrust like a learjet because at idle, it moved too fast to taxi
I did a little Google research that says that the first BeDe jet had a Sermel TRS-18-046 turbojet (Sermel was later bought by Microturbo) with about 1.0 kN thrust. Weight just under 400 kg gives roughly a quarter g of acceleration. Dad is gone since many years and this was in the 70th. So I think I stand down.... Anyway, lovely aircraft that was in the Bond movie Octopussy. As you say, many executive jets taxi with reverse so they don't heat up the breaks or taxi too fast.
Rudolf Abelin, that is correct, they used a lot of runway. Saw it many years ago, and it used more than the Airbus that was next to fly.
*AWESOME..!* 👍🏼😎
Mr. Jeffries: Must be more fun than hand-flying from takeoff to FL 180-210: did this quite often in DC-9s etc until retirement on the B-717 (Delta) in 2016.
Are your spare parts quite available these days? Your engine must have some sort of FADEC to help prevent compressor stalls etc due to those tiny inlets.
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A guy I know has one of those original ones, but as far as know it hasn't been in the air since he has had it.
Good video. Music was fine.
Watch out when the afterburners kick in
Does it have a longer range than the original with the aerodynamic improvements? I remember seeing the bud light micro jet fly at Mira mar and it could only fly for two hours if I remember correctly , but it is still a beautiful little toy.
How many hundreds of thousands of dollars is the kit?
Darn , could have mentioned some performance statistics and other details.
This BD5 micro-jet have a Harry Riblett profil for the wings or the original super critical profile ?
Hi. Do you need any special rating for flying this machine? Or is an ordinary PPL enough?
Awesome
"Fill 'er up, please"
Sweet!
having your own private micro jet airplane, which you can conveniently store and service right at home in your garage, and launch from right down your driveway suburb street, we know where this can only happen, America. :-)
How many G's can it pull??
Do you mean Grand, in terms of Dollars?
@@rodyates2669
You idiot
G's is the force not money!
+6, -4
OMG. TRs. This plane has TRs!!! Wow.
Love this plane. My vocational school I was going to while in high school had one for a display. When the school closed I had a chance of getting it but they wouldn’t sell it to me at the fear I was going to rebuild it and try to fly it. Liability issues.
It's actually called an Attenuator and only deflects the residual idle thrust. On the FLS, one of the safety features is the power has to be at flight idle to open the attenuator, and it locks out the throttle when it is closed. The idea being, if you are using the attenuator you are either trying to slow down, or go down so there is no need for additional thrust. It is very effective and lowers the landing distance to just under 1000 feet when used. It's easily an extra 1000 landing distance when not used because the engine idles at 59% which equates to about 150 lbs of thrust.
nice BD 5J there :)
2:30 thank Burt Rutan. 😮
But is t that a BD5?
What's the catch? Not a lot of fuel? What's the max flight time?
Only the best plane in history!
I'm a Filipino here, me & my brother are sucker for planes. Especially my brother who wants to build his own very small jet. If it weren't for those corrupt people here in Philippines we would have already flown one by now.
Very interesting comment. If I may ask, how do the corrupt people there affect your efforts?
Just get building there's enough spare parts floating around you and your bro could do it all it takes is commitment
Actually OP literally says he live in communist country,that not allow people make one and fly.
Reminds me of the German Komet rocket-interceptor.
How effective are the reverse thrusters ?
More please
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This looks like the perfect thing for me! Now, how about an STOL version so I can launch from my back yard or driveway?