BK Fliers BK-1
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| Manufacturer | BK Fliers |
| Designer | Bruce King |
| Program cost | approx $7000 (prototype) |
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BK-1
The BK Fliers BK-1 is a single seat homebuilt aircraft.
Design and development
The Bk-1 was designed and built by Bruce King in 2004 after building a modified Hummel Bird. The BK-1 was patterned after the Hummel Bird with a full VW engine and larger cockpit and surfaces.[1]
The BK-1 is an all-aluminum single-engine low-wing tricycle gear or conventional gear aircraft.
Specifications (BK-1)
Data from Manufacturer[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
- Wingspan: 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
- Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × VW Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 60 hp (45 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 126 kn; 233 km/h (145 mph)
- Cruise speed: 113 kn; 209 km/h (130 mph)
- Stall speed: 42 kn; 77 km/h (48 mph)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ "Build This Airplane for 10 Grand How to get from the dollar store to the runway.". Air & Space magazine. January 2007.
- ↑ "BK-1 Specs". Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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