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For Sale: 2/3 Sal/Falco P-51 “Nearing Completion”

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A 2/3 scale Sal/Falco P-51 is available for sale. The listing states:

2/3 scale nearing completion. LS-1 engine, 4-blade prop with PSRU and ignition system. Like new condition engine. Includes a digital com radio. Nacogdoches, TX I do have the prop spinner. Prop is ground adjustable. HiVo chain prop speed reduction unit. This is not a kit. This plans built plane has never been flown, never had a different engine but will also take a ranger engine. Have cowlings for Ranger engine-cowlings for the LS-1 have not been fabricated. Never been damaged. Wings removed easily for transport.

The aircraft is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and is currently befered for US $16,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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PBY-5A in “Very Good Condition” Offered For Sale

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Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A CC-CDT (S/N CV-332) has hit the market.

The listing states that the machine is in “very good” and “flight” condition with water bomber equipment installed. The airframe has reportedly amassed 7193 hrs while its two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines have 243 and 127 hrs.

The aircraft is located in Santiago, Chile. Pricing is available on request and is said to be negotiable. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: aeroprints.com via Wikimedia Commons)

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P-39 Projects With “Thousands of Parts” Offered For Sale

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P-39 Airacobra projects have been spotted for sale.

The listing describes the offering as “remains of 5+ D/F/L/Q aircraft, thousands of parts, nos parts, serious project.” The remains are reportedly sold “as package only” with a price of $150,000. They are located in Newcastle, NS Australia.

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C-47 / DC-3 Cockpit / Nose Section Offered For Sale

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The cockpit section of C-47 / DC-3 N87T has hit the market.

According to the listing, the aircraft was still actively flying cargo in the Caribbean as late as 2010 as part of the old Four Star fleet. It was rescued from San Juan, Puerto Rico four years ago and is described as “a shell.”

The cockpit / nose section has the rudder pedals, windshield, side glass, .flooring, walls, ceiling are all still intact. but most has been removed as you can see from the pictures. Instruments and seats, yoke and instrument panel have been removed …BUT instruments and seats and instrument panel are available on-line. You can still get everything you need on line, e.g. Facebook Groups are excellent sources for parts.

The nose section/cockpit is mounted and secured in a padded wooden saddle which is secured to a snowmobile trailer.. ready for easy transport…down the road or onto to a ship for transport.

The section is located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Tiger Moth Project Offered For Sale

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A Tiger Moth project has hit the market. The listing states:

The wings are off and have been recovered. The rear tail section has been recovered including the elevators & rudder! The fuselage needs recovering, yes it’s got a canopy as well as brakes!

The engine was started six months ago and has about 130hr to run. All ADs are complete on the engine!

The Australia-based aircraft is located in “Burpengary Qld in between Caboolture & Redcliffe Airport Qld” and is currently available for AU $35,000 (about US $24,806.25), although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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1943 SNJ-4 Project Offered For Sale

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A 1943 North American SNJ-4 project has hit the market.

The machine has reportedly amassed only 38 hours since complete airframe overhaul while the Pratt & Whitney 1340 engine has 1000 SMOH. The listing states that the “pilot landed on dirt and flipped,” with the aircraft sustaining “damage to cowling, canopies, roll over structure, vertical, rudder, left wing, prop strike.”

Photos identify the machine as S/N 88-13243 / N243CC. It is located in El Cajon, California and is currently available for $100,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Beautifully Restored” A-7B Corsair II Cockpit Offered For Sale

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The “beautifully restored” cockpit section of Vought A-7B Corsair II B/N 154456 has hit the market.

Described as “a truly a one-of-a-kind offering,” the cockpit was reportedly found in “derelict condition” five years ago, filled with “20+ years of desert sand.” It was sent to Century of Flight restoration services and brought back to life over a two year period. The listing states (in part):

Completely cleaned inside and out, and then blasted down to the bear metal, the nose gear was removed to accommodate a mounting point for an extremely sturdy, custom-built frame with heavy-duty casters. The entire aircraft can easily be rolled/moved by one person. The interior and exterior were then primed and painted to reflect an A-7B serving in VA-205 in the late 70s/early 80s. All avionics were taken apart, cleaned, painted and look showroom new. Gunsight has been fitted with LED lighting…allowing you to keep gunsight reticle on without overheating. Refueling probe freely moves. ESCAPAC seat has been restored with the same attention to detail as the rest of the aircraft. Purchase includes a complete radar w/ NOS dish, and LTV-produced canopy support strut.

The cockpit is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is currently being offered for US $37,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Excellent” Condition WW2 Norden Bombsight Offered For Sale

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An example of the Norden bombsight, described as “perhaps the most iconic ww2 aircraft component,” has hit the market.

The artifact is touted as original and in excellent condition, with no noticeable flaws apart from a section of the data plate being marked out. It reportedly comes complete with stand and is located in Santa Rosa, California.

The bombsight is currently being offered for US $7,995.99 although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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TVAL Offers Additional WW1 Aircraft, Rotary Engines For Sale

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New Zealand-based aircraft manufacturer The Vintage Aviator, Ltd. has expanded its list of machines for sale, with offerings now including four WW1 aircraft reproductions and two rotary engine types.

In addition to the Hispano-Suiza-powered SE.5a and Le Rhone-powered Sopwith Pup listed in November, TVAL is now offering RAF1a-powered BE.2e G-CJZP, which has amassed a total time of 42 hours, and Bentley B.R.2-powered Sopwith Snipe G-CKBB (pictured above) which represents F2367 of 70 Squadron.

TVAL has also expanded their inventory to include powerplants, and is currently offering a limited number of reproduction 110 hp Le Rhone and 230 hp Bentley B.R.2 rotary engines.

Click here to check out the full aircraft listings, and here for engine listings.

(Top Photo: Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons Thanks, Pascal!)

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“Outstanding, Undamaged” Hawker Sea Fury Project Offered For Sale

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A Hawker Sea Fury project (N59SF S/N 37755) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Great opportunity to purchase a very complete Hawker Fury project. Formerly operated by the Iraqi Air Force the aircraft that was imported into the US in the late 70’s. This is one of the few remaining unrestored airframes and is in outstanding, undamaged condition. The aircraft could be restored to its original Bristol Centaurus engine or converted to R-2800 or R-3350 power.

The aircraft is located in California and is currently being offered for US $525,000. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Image: Crown Copyright or Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons)