Pilot Reports
(Replace with current) The jet has all the same outstanding flying qualities of the prop BD-5 with a very smooth reliable jet engine and I doubt if there has ever been an airplane that's more fun to fly.
Stall speeds at 800 lb. are 76 knots clean and 65 knots with flaps. Take-off and landing distances are 1200 and 800 feet, respectively. Initial rate of climb at 130 KIAS is 1600 fpm and in our present configuration the service ceiling is 26,000 feet.
-Les Berven