In memory of

Jim Bede

17 April 1933 — 9 July 2015

Cleveland

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James R. Bede was an American aircraft designer and developer, particularly noted for his development of influential, fast, efficient, light aircraft, including his BD-1, and the BD-4, BD-5 and BD-10 kitplanes. He designed well over a dozen aircraft starting in the 1960s, but a string of business failures, and legal, technical and safety problems kept most of these designs out of widespread use.

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