B Y J I M M O O R E // P H O TO G R A P H Y B Y M I K E F I Z E R Little jet, big impact Hunkered low on the tarmac, a powerful jet engine howls in a tiny airframe, with just room enough for a single pilot. Sleek lines and a compact fighter form evoke Buck Rogers science fiction fantasies; a polished aluminum skin gleams in the sunlight; and a résumé that spans four decades of triumph, tragedy, bankruptcy, movie-star glamour, and mass appeal like few aircraft have ever inspired—this is the BD–5J reborn, and Air National Guard Maj. Justin Lewis is the pilot. VIEW THE VIDEO www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 43http://www.aopa.org/pilot