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From: bob@ulose.UUCP ( Bob Bismuth )
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Son of AA-1
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 12:55:54 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 13 12:55:54 1985
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> <---
> 
> What homebuilt, promised for debut in 15 months, answers to the following
> description?
> 
> "About the size of a squat, clipped wing Grumman Yankee..."

> Answer:  What else but the latest from Jim Bede, the BD-10J, powered
> by a civilian version of the 2950 lb thrust GE J-85.  After the BD-5J,
> and earlier interesting precursors, I suppose the BD-10J is a logical
> successor.  You must admit that Bede is an imaginative guy.

Maybe someone can correct me out there, but wasn't the AA-1 (and AA-5)
originally designed and produced by Jim Bede under the guise of the
American Aviation Corp. (or some such name) and later sold, along with
the type certificate(s), to Grumman ?

Given the history of the BD-5A and BD-5J (J series was a Burt Rutan
redesign under contract to Bede, wasn't it?), the most amazing thing
to me about Jim Bede is that he always comes out of the sewers of
bankrupcy smelling like Mr. Clean himself.

      --  bob
	  (decvax!ulose!bob)