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LOOK CLOSELY AT THE MAIN GEAR IN THE PICTURE ABOVE !!

IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE SAME MAIN GEAR AS WE USE NOW !! THESE ARE " OLEO GEAR STRUTS " THE GEAR HANG DOWN ABOUT 3 IN. BELOW THE FUSELAGE WHEN IN UP POSITION .

U.S.A.F. BD - 5

FROM THE START THE BD -5 WAS UNDER STUDY BY THE U.S.A.F. FOR A LOW COST JET TRAINER AND DRONE AIRCRAFT .

BD - 5 KIT

AFTER YOU GOT YOUR BD-5 KIT UNBOXED IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS . AND A LONG WAY TO GO TO LOOK LIKE THE A/C AT THE TOP OF THE PICTURE !!!!

WARNING ========= IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD OR FLY A BD-5 JET OR BD-5 TURBOPROP READ THE N.T.S.B. REPORT ON WING SEALER BELOW ON A BD-5 TURBOPROP IN OREGON THAT CRASHED BECAUSE OF THE WING SEALER . [RANDOLPH NO. 802 ]

BD - 5 JET

COST OF ENGINES FOR THE BD - 5 JET

RUN FROM $9,500 .00 TO $70,000.OO FOR TRS - 18 ENGINES FROM $25,000.00 HYBRI-JET T-300 ENGINES FROM $9,500.00 AND THE HJFS- 100 ENGINES FROM $7,500.00 IT TAKES TWO HJFS -100 TO POWER A BD - JET $15,000.00 !!!

WILLIAMS F107-WR-400 TURBOFAN

THIS ENGINE IS THE POWER PLANT FOR THE TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILE ! THE U.S.A.F. USED THIS ENGINE IN THE EARLY TESTING OF THE BD-5 JET. VERY HARD TO FIND . NEW THEY COST $160,000.00 AN ENGINE !!!!!

FRENCH BUILT TRS - 18 TURBOJET

THE TRS - 18 TURBOJET ENGINE COME IN MANY MODELS AND THRUST FROM THE OLDER ENGINES 200 LBT. TO THE NEWER ENGINES OF 325 LBT. COST - $25,000.00 FOR 200 LBT. ENGINE $65,000.00 FOR 325 LBT. ENGINE !!

HYBRIJET ENGINES

HJFS-100 TURBOJET