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Revisiting Bede BD5

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l'iguane

SOH-CM-2024
Jez G. BD5-J full retexturing early WIP

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As well with a VC rework, using only freeware gauges (Garmin G5, FP's Davtron, Mudpond autopilot ...etc)

VC early WIP (retexturing to come)
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Very interesting indeed, as Mick says

Have any of you guys checked out my rework of the BD-5 on simviation that I did a number of years ago. There are a lot of real-world repaints, panels and gauges I did that are free for your use, if you wish. Check out Erwin Welker's freeware panel, too.
 
PierreJC, good to know I'll go and check !

I moved on with airframe texture. Still have to work on VC texturing.
VC gauges set up is finished. a few things from aircraft.cfg adjusted (fuel consumption, wingspan...)

I'm having bunch of fun with this tiny bird. To say, as small as fun !

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When you finish this sometime would be great to see a coors light paint..

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Thank you for your Bede Tribute Pierre! Those are the 5s I have been flying in the sim for a while now.Great work!:wavey:

Hi Darren. Peirre's BD5 Tribute includes the Coors Silver Bullet as well as the Bud Light Microjet.You might want to check it out.:encouragement:
It can be found at Simviation and Flightsim. Just "Bede".

Joel
 
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Both VC and cockpit texture from external view in progress

@Darren, with refreshed texture, yes it looks a bit different :ernaehrung004:

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PierreJC said:
Have any of you guys checked out my rework of the BD-5 on simviation that I did a number of years ago. There are a lot of real-world repaints, panels and gauges I did that are free for your use, if you wish. Check out Erwin Welker's freeware panel, too.
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I had completely missed that!

I have it now!

Thank you!

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Now I wonder if anyone ever modeled the original piston powered BD-5 for FS9...
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Yes the piston version has been done, back in the time, the original BD5 A&B had the Hirth 80HP engine, A being a short winged aiming at aerobatic & higher speeds and B with long wings having quite an impressive range. A wings were quickly abandonned as they made the flying quite difficult with a significant crash rate at the first flight...
Hirth going bankruptcy shortly after Bede started delivering kit, a wide range of engine have been scratch-adapted by kit owner willing to complete their BD5.
As Bede went bankrupt too, a few third parties companies are now offering kit manufacturing and building assistance.

Depending on time I'll have, I was thinking about modifying the aircraft.cfg to simulate the BD5-T turboprop powered by a Quantum micro turboprop like it has been experimented on reality. (The tuboprop version is 3 bladed prop while the sim version will still have a 2 bladed one, only difference)

Cheers
L'iguane
 
l'iguane said:
Yes the piston version has been done, back in the time, the original BD5 A&B had the Hirth 80HP engine, A being a short winged aiming at aerobatic & higher speeds and B with long wings having quite an impressive range. A wings were quickly abandonned as they made the flying quite difficult with a significant crash rate at the first flight...
Hirth going bankruptcy shortly after Bede started delivering kit, a wide range of engine have been scratch-adapted by kit owner willing to complete their BD5.
As Bede went bankrupt too, a few third parties companies are now offering kit manufacturing and building assistance.

Depending on time I'll have, I was thinking about modifying the aircraft.cfg to simulate the BD5-T turboprop powered by a Quantum micro turboprop like it has been experimented on reality. (The tuboprop version is 3 bladed prop while the sim version will still have a 2 bladed one, only difference)

Cheers
L'iguane
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Interesting! I seem to recall having a prop BD-5 in an older sim, maybe FS2002, that didn't translate into FS9. Lost it's prop, I suppose, like so many other older models, though I don't remember for sure.

Interesting information about the real plane too.

I don't usually pay any attention to anything nearly as modern as the BD-5 and -5J. My interest starts to fade rather seriously some time around 1960. But some modern planes have some appeal to me, and the BD-5 and -5J are among them.
 
Some more progress.
Quite tricky livery, time-consuming adjustment
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