BD-10 Homebuilt Supersonic Jet Aircraft (2 of 2)

Note: This is video 2 of 2, Time 9:27-19:13

It was supposed to be a supersonic homebuilt jet aircraft that could cruise at up to M 1.14 on a single GE J85 and a range of about 1,200 miles. It also was fully capable of exceeding a climb rate of 12,000 Feet Per Minute (achieving 10,000 feet from take off in under 40 seconds)

Unfortunately, due to the design of the aircraft structurally, there was an accident and Jim Bede canceled the program.

The accident related to vertical tail stabilizer failure when the test pilot was testing Mach 1.0+ capabilities. This resulted in structural failure and a fatal crash.

The total price of this aircraft was to be well under $1 million.

(Give me 2 days locked in a room and I could have solved those issues completely).

Anyways, if this aircraft was fixed and made sound structurally, it would be dominating the the market today.

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[MrCasuallyAwesome]

Why on Earth would you cruise at Mach 1.14 the drag coefficient is ridiculous near transonic.

[b101aa2]

@MrCasuallyAwesome because the turbine that was to be used would operate at only 75% power for the bd-10. and the range, on that aircraft would have been 1200nm. just sucked that the airframe wasn't designed to withstand the transonic stress. would have been awesome to cruise from nyc to miami in an hour.

[RedDevilSquadron]

@b101aa2 yeah, if it was legal to fly supersonic of the continental united states.

[b101aa2]

@RedDevilSquadron who said over land. new york to miami is over the atlantic ocean.

[Blowfeld20k]

Who else is at 0:18 is concerned about the loose unsecured mounting steps the pilot casually stows behind his cockpit .... WTF?!?!?

Please thumb if you agree.

I'd pay good money to watch an in cockpit camera vid of him pulling some high g manoeuvres with them just dumped behind him like that.

[thegarlands04]

@skateer25 ya if i chose to die by exploding 35,000ft at 750mph, thats my decision. as long as no ones with me wy should anyone care

[bermudaguy1]

Dear Santa...

[circusboy90210]

@Blowfeld20k that would be indicative or the lack of many details involved in the design of this craft. probably a symptom of why many of them broke up in flight.

[circusboy90210]

@RedDevilSquadron it's only illegal over populated areas.

[DeadWorldMarksman]

@b101aa2 Well Said My Good Sir! Well Said!

[miamiguy72]

to bad this plane crashed and it killed the pilot