Seen beside road

Saw this beside the road just east of Tucumcari, NM yesterday. Anybody
have an idea what this is, other than the obvious, ie.. a homebuilt.

Is this a one off or plans built, or what? Anybody seen this design
anywhere?

I stopped and called the number on the for sale sign (asking $5,500) and
the present owner has no knowledge of builder (now dead) or design name.
Is reputed to have flown only once. No flight damage, just a bad case
of neglect.

Thanks for your help.

George

"George" wrote in message
...
Saw this beside the road just east of Tucumcari, NM yesterday. Anybody
have an idea what this is, other than the obvious, ie.. a homebuilt.

Is this a one off or plans built, or what? Anybody seen this design
anywhere?

I stopped and called the number on the for sale sign (asking $5,500) and
the present owner has no knowledge of builder (now dead) or design name.
Is reputed to have flown only once. No flight damage, just a bad case
of neglect.

Thanks for your help.

George



Look like an updated version of one of these:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero...t/bachemba.htm


ZW

Looks like something Jim Bede might have done...

Jack G.

Jack G wrote:
Looks like something Jim Bede might have done...

Jack G.


That was my first impression, a Bede something or other, like a two
place -5, with influence from Rutan (the small canards in front).

Curiosity drove me to looking and I am still extremely curious about the
history or designer.

The workmanship looked acceptable, but I can't think of any sane man
that would buy and re-engine that thing and trust his life to it.

The shoulder room limit dictates a very small (narrow) pilot. And the
tandem seating would be only for a passenger with no claustrophobic
tendencies to be sure.

George

I did some searching too and couldn't find anything similar. Please post if
you find out any more about this.

Jack G.

Jack G wrote:
I did some searching too and couldn't find anything similar. Please post if
you find out any more about this.

Jack G.


Will do.

George

Any chance it's not a real airframe, and instead just a home-built
children's toy?

Brian

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:57:41 GMT, wrote:

Any chance it's not a real airframe, and instead just a home-built
children's toy?

Brian

Hello,
Given my estimation of its glide ratio, that would be my guess. Unless
it's one of those things that gets towed behind a car. Then again, it
could be a mailbox.

Norm DePlume wrote in
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Given my estimation of its glide ratio, that would be my guess.
Unless it's one of those things that gets towed behind a car. Then
again, it could be a mailbox.

Pretty expensive mailbox.

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John Godwin said the following on 09/10/2007 21:11:
Norm DePlume wrote in
:

Given my estimation of its glide ratio, that would be my guess.
Unless it's one of those things that gets towed behind a car. Then
again, it could be a mailbox.

Pretty expensive mailbox.


Not the prototype for this? ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlV8WJ6N3nU