Intro: Ron Paulbicke BD 5 Build Collection

[@cramersclassics]

Best video on the BD-5 I've seen. Back in the late 1980's I was the project manager for Coors Light Silver Bullet Jets with Bob Bishop, Dave Hoover & Tom Jones as pilots. I have a really cool poster we produced at the brewery creative department of the internal workings of the BD-5J that I can send you a copy of for your series if you like.

[@alexwigley6574]

Thank you! I’m We spent about a year carefully editing many hours of raw footage to condense and organize it into a more useable format for BD-5 builders! Ron Paulbickie made these videos to fill in many of the gaps in the plans, and to explain many of his modifications to both of his BD-5 pushers! I'm glad you like the final results! It was a labor of love, and gave me a huge amount of insight into the construction of the BD-5! Now I actually have an airworthy BD-5J jet of my own, and I have been correcting several significant build errors that had been originally made to it. A copy of a cool BD-5J poster would be wonderful! Thanks again!

[@cramersclassics]

@@alexwigley6574 Wow, having a flying BD-5J is beyond cool. You can send me your contact info via my KZbin channel. I'll figure out how to make some copies.

[@MrOsvaldito3]

Great video! Regards from Argentina

[@KindCreature1]

Interesting video. Thank you for posting. Mike

[@pdutube]

I can't BELIEVE that I found this video! I've been a fan of the BD-5 since I first saw it as a child in the guise of the Coors jet in the early 80s. That's not what got my attention however, it was the F-100 styled plane featured in this video. I've seen it in image searches over the years but I couldn't find any information of it. I have to know please, was it purely cosmetic or was the front intake a radiator or induction intake? It doesn't help my Thunderbirds addiction to not know as much about this little plane as much as possible! Thanks for posting the video!

[@alexwigley6574]

The "Thunderbede" nose mod was made to get weight forward for weight and balance. A Volkswagen Rabbit radiator was installed in the new nose! Ron also worked on F-100s, so the inspiration was already there!

[@pdutube]

@@alexwigley6574 Wow that's great info thanks!

[@tobberfutooagain2628]

50 years ago….. Where the frik did the time go…..?

[@tobberfutooagain2628]

The most kits sold that never flew… sad…