WORLD's SMALLEST JET AIRCAFT

BEDE BD-5J MICROJET

Weight : 162 kg (358 lb)
Length : 3.7 m (12 ft)
Width  : 5.7 m (17 ft)

The home-built Bede BD-5J Microjet owned by Juan Jimenez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, weighs 162 kg (358 lb), is 3.7 m (12 ft) long, has a 5.7 m (17 ft) wingspan, and can fly at 483 km/h (300 mph) in 2004, set the new world record for the smallest jet aircarft. The Jet powered version fitted with a Sermel (Microturbo) TRS-18-046 turbojet, derived from gas generators used for starting full sized gas turbine engines.