The Bradley BA-300 Himat was a proposed
American
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canard homebuilt aircraft
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from
Bradley Aerospace, introduced in the mid-1990s. The aircraft was to have been supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but it does not seem to have progressed to the
prototype stage.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 347. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
Design and development
The BA-300 Himat was to have featured a canard layout, with three seats in an enclosed cabin and
pusher configuration. It was to have a cruise speed of .
The BA-300 was to fit a belly tank that would hold of fuel to allow a range of over . The belly tank was to have also been convertible for other uses, including plans for drop-doors.
Operational history
In April 2015 no examples were
registered in the United States with the
Federal Aviation Administration
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Specifications (BA-300 Himat)
References
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BA-300
1990s United States civil utility aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Canard aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft