Lightest Aircraft Ever

The BD-5 Micro is a series of small, single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market primarily in "kit" form by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s.  

In total, only a few hundred BD-5 kits were completed, although many of these are still being flown today. The BD-5J version holds the record for the world's lightest single-engine jet aircraft, weighing only 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).

1. Role - Homebuilt
2. Manufacturer - Bede Aviation
3. Designer - Jim Bede
4. First Flight - September 12 , 1971
5. Status - 150 airworthy , 30 flying