Bede HB-1 Super Demoiselle
Bede · United States · first flew 1966 · light aircraft
The Bede HB-1 Super Demoiselle was an ultralight aircraft designed by Jim Bede in 1966 and marketed for homebuilding.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 5.61 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | V-tail |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol wing with the pilot in an open framework suspended beneath
- V-tail on a boom extending from the wing
- Tractor engine on the leading edge of the wing
An open-framework parasol-wing ultralight with a V-tail on a boom and a fixed tricycle undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Bede HB-1 Super Demoiselle has a length of 5.61 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.92 m (26 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 121 km/h (75 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was named in honour of the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, which had a similar general configuration. The prototype used a Continental A65 engine and was registered in November 1966.
Variants
The design was intended for engines up to 100 hp, with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine named as one example.
Where you'll see it
It was a homebuilt design; the wing was made of 15 identical fibreglass sections on an aluminium spar, and Bede claimed the airframe had only 85 components.
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