BD-5B Construction Breakdown
The
figures listed below were determined over the course of our many years
experience in building the BD-5 aircraft. The percentages listed include build
time only for a standardized BD-5B. These numbers do not include time
required for studying plans. Also, for a customized project, figures do not
allow for the additional time required for research / engineering / design /
testing and probably more than one revision. These activities will consume
vast amounts of time, not to mention financial resources.
|
| Components |
Labor |
|
| ASSEMBLED
AND READY TO INSTALL |
|
|
|
Vertical
Stabilizer, Rudder, Rudder Tip. |
3.50% |
|
| Horizontal
Stabilizer Center Spar. |
0.50% |
|
| Horizontal
Stabilizer, HS Tips. |
3.50% |
|
| Wing,
Flap & Aileron, Wing & Aileron Tips. |
10.00% |
|
| Nose
Gear Box Complete. |
4.50% |
|
| Center
Spar And Main Landing Gear. |
3.50% |
|
|
|
|
| FUSELAGE
ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT INSTALLATION |
|
|
| Fuselage
Shell, Cut-Outs, Access Panels, Engine Doors, Stiffeners. |
12.00% |
|
| Center
Spar And Main Landing Gear. |
1.50% |
|
| Nose
Gear Box. |
2.00% |
|
|
Nose
Gear Door.
|
0.50% |
|
|
Landing
Gear Retract System.
|
1.00% |
|
|
VS
& Rudder, VS Fairing.
|
1.00% |
|
|
Wings
To Center Spar.
|
0.50% |
|
|
HS
Center Spar.
|
0.50% |
|
|
HS
'S To Center Spar.
|
1.00% |
|
|
Trim
Tab.
|
0.50% |
|
|
Control
System.
|
5.50% |
|
|
Drive
System.
|
5.50% |
|
|
Cockpit
Floors, Side Consoles, Seat.
|
6.00% |
|
|
Windshield
And Canopy.
|
5.00% |
|
|
Glare
Shield And Instrument Panel.
|
0.50% |
|
|
Powerplant
System.
|
20.00% |
|
|
Wing
Fillets.
|
6.50% |
|
|
Miscellaneous
Detail.
|
5.00% |
|
|
100.00% |
|
|
Original
BD-5 Kit Builder Survey
|
|
©2000
BD-Micro Technologies, Inc.
All
Rights Reserved
NOT
Affiliated with BD-5 Designer James R. Bede,
BEDE Aircraft
Inc, BEDE Aircraft Corp, BD Jet Corp, etc.