Please send us a mail if you have a reference that may be of interest to other BD-4 builders. Thank you!
| Builder's Homepages |
- Mark Napier: http://webpages.charter.net/napierm/bd4/bd4.htm
- Nick Nicewarner: http://home.centurytel.net/nicewarner/index.html
- Chuck Olsen: http://www.itctel.com/nlight/bd4.htm
- Bob White: http://www.bobwhite-abq.com/log/index.html
| BD-4 Related Links: |
- http://www.airsport.com/kits/kbd4.htm
- http://freeweb.pdq.net/gcraze/eaa774/774images/complete.htm
- http://daniel.aero.calpoly.edu/mketteri/bd4.html
- http://members.aol.com/eaa153/projects.htm
- http://www.eaa49.av.org/buildng.htm
- http://www.dakota.net/~mik/album14.html
- http://members.home.net/m1.mustang/aircraft.htm
- http://www.aviacaoexperimental.pro.br/aero/aviaodados/bd4.html
- http://www.ppl.flyer.co.uk/pfa2000/g-bopd.html
- http://members.aol.com/buckwynd/hangar.html
- http://www.netdotcom.com/dgrayent/DonGray.htm
- http://members.eaa.org/home/homebuilders/selecting/kits/bd-4.html
- http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/History/Publications/LiftingBodies/contents.html
- http://www.homebuilt.org/directory/bede.html
- http://www.aero-news.net/news/archive2000/0800news/080100a.htm
- http://www.las-cruces.org/airport/people.html
- http://www.amtbooks.com/Bede_on_self_design.htm
- http://www.pimaair.org/Acftdatapics/exp_bd4.htm
| Experimental Planes Links: |
- http://www.homebuilt.org (general information about experimental planes)
- http://www.wanttaja.com/avlinks/index.htm (lots of good information about homebuilts)
- http://www.sound.net/~hartmann/yelrpage.htm (yellow pages for builder)
- http://www.aviator.cc/engines.html (Eric's engine page)
- http://www.fiberlites.com/index.html (cool lightning for panels)
- http://www.matronics.com/subscribe (Matronics' email lists; subscribe to the the aeroelectric list!)
| Building Tips |
- Building tips: vansairforce.org (RV, lots of tips!), John Devlin (RV), Bob Reed (Kiss)
- Mufflers: Swiss style muffler, silent exhaust
- Strobes, Navigation Lights: Jim Weir "How to build your own strobe for your aircraft", EAA Chapter 724 meeting
- Seats: Paul Lee (recliner mechanism out of a junk auto)
- Wheel pants: Marty Hammersmith (building a fiberglass mold from a wheel pant)
- Priming: Chris Heitman (RV), Dan Checkoway (RV), Jerry Forrest (RV), Todd Hough (RV), Gary Newsted (RV)
- Nut plates: Todd Houg (RV, flush rivet nut plates without dimpling)
- Cutting aluminum: Chris Ruble (RV), BD-4 mailing list
- Anodizing: Jim Bowes, Frank Hoose
- Painting: Todd Witkoff (a simple paint booth)
| Interesting Aircraft Components of Other Experimentals |
- Flap Actuator: Ray Clegg using a Cessna 172 electric motor for his KISS
| Tools |
- http://www.vansairforce.org/projects/mchenryt/tips/ (Building of a low cost positive pressure breathing mask)
- Drill bit sizes, tap drill charts (here as PDF document)
- Malco hole cutter
- Drill center tool to find the center of a countersunk hole. Provided by Mark Napier. Drawing as PDF and DXF.
- Other home builder's tool pages: Gary Newsted (RV), Dan Checkoway (RV)
- Leading edge press brake: Tony Spicer (Sonex), Ron (Sonex), see also John Steer's wing construction pages, Larry C. McFarland (Zodiac 601)
- DIY press brake: Fred Osborn (BD-4), Mike Sumner (automotive)
- Bending brake: Scott Laughlin (Zenith CH601), Holger Stephan (BD-4), Bob White (BD-4)
- Mini Lathe: Frank Hoose
| Engineering Links |
- MatWeb (free online database for material properties database)
- EngineersToolbox (free, online, crossplatform software for engineering design and analysis; includes material properties database)
- Engineer's Edge (tons of engineering and manufacturing information)
- eFunda (engineering online resources and listing thereof)
- GlobalSpec (engineering search engine)
| Other Links |
- Metal Web News (tons of information and references for metalworking)
- eMachineShop (download their software, import a DXF, create a quote with this software, order the CNC machined part from eMachineShop)
- Resin Infusion: Simulation software, a boat builder report information CD