Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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Stearman High Lift Wings For Sale: “Manufactured With Precision”

A set of Stearman high lift wings have been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

These wings and center section are manufactured with precision and attention to detail, ensuring top-quality performance for your aircraft. With no warranty provided, it is up to the user to take responsibility for any issues or damage that may arise. This product is a reliable choice for those looking to enhance the performance and lift capability of their aircraft. Leading edge needs attached to one wing (new leading edge material provided). Center section trailing edge bow and trailing edge ribs included. These wings were used for duster operations.

The wings are located in Rose Hill, Kansas and are currently available for US $15,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos.

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Cessna 140 For Sale: “Upgraded Panel, No Damage History”

A Cessna 140 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Cessna 140 C-GRCH 4022.5 TTSN 1501.5 SMOH 177 STOH 1736.3 SPOH prop 5 YR Jan 2025. Extensive annual Jan 12 2025 which includes new door windows, new skylight, windows, headliner. Upgraded panel, Becker 4201 com 403 MC icom, Garmin 196 GPS-MAP with gizmo mount. Engine accessories fully inspected, baffling stripped and painted. Comp 1)76 2) 77 3) 74 4) 75. Exterior 2/10 interior 8.5/10 Glass 9/10 inst panel 9.5/10 Cylinders and accessory area inspected. Flies straight and level with no damage history Wheel extensions, dual brakes, clevelands, park brake. 450+ pounds useful load. Old 121.5 ELT

The aircraft is located in Oliver, Canada and is currently available for C $29,995 although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Volmer VJ-22 Project For Sale: “Includes All Parts Needed to Complete”

A Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman amphibious aircraft project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

70% completed airplane project my grandfather was building before his health declined. All parts to finish the plane are included, instrument cluster, engine, generator, accessory case, cowling duct, motor parts, assembly parts to boat, oil tanks, wing ribs with wing parts. The complete tail and elevator have been installed and removed for final drilling.

The aircraft is located in Glendale, Arizona and is currently available for US $25,000 although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1974 Cessna 207 For Sale: “Dependable, Well Maintained”

A 1974 Cessna 207 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This 1974 Cessna 207 this well-maintained 1974 Cessna 207 is now available for acquisition. The aircraft features a reliable Cessna Model 207 airframe with a Tachometer reading of 4535.3 and Total Time Airframe (A/C TT) of 19444.4. It is equipped with a Continental model IO-520-F17B engine, which has accumulated 1911.0 hours since major overhaul (SMOH). This Cessna 207 provides a great opportunity for those seeking a dependable, single-engine piston aircraft for their operations. Potential buyers are encouraged to make an offer. Reported hours are 4535. VIN N207JP.

The aircraft is located in Owls Head, ME and offers are currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1947 Cessna 120 Airframe Project For Sale: “Complete, Cheap”

A 1947 Cessna 120 airframe project has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, it has 4,349 hours total time and features several upgrades, including added “D” side windows, a full electrical system with lighting and avionics provisions, and shoulder harnesses for both seats. The aircraft landed off‑airport after a fuel exhaustion incident, causing tailwheel bracket failure and wrinkling of the tailcone skins from the midpoint aft, but the cabin, wings, engine mount, firewall, landing gear, and vertical surfaces were undamaged. Additional minor issues include small non‑structural dents in the left wing leading edge, a slightly bent cabin top skin, and a minor push in the left elevator skin. The engine has been removed (airframe compatible with C‑85, C‑90, or O‑200), and the aircraft comes with complete logs, extensive documentation including the original 1947 weight and balance, and remains in calendar annual until July 2026.

The project is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for US $4,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes many additional photos and details.

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Flying Colours: Historic Aircraft Color Profiles By Richard J. Caruana

Coming soon from MMPBooks and Richard J. Caruana is Flying Colours of Richard J. Caruana, which focuses on illustrations of historic aircraft produced over his 50 year career.

During the last decade or so a considerable number of requests were received, especially from the younger generation, for me to put together a cross-section of my work into a book. Truly an impossible task considering the thousands of illustrations produced over these fifty years. It was therefore with this in mind that I’m embarking on this voyage of memories that will hopefully be met with approval by both those who remember the drawings in now-defunct or difficult to find publications and also those too young to have had the opportunity of enjoying them. It also gave me the chance to update older illustrations to today’s standards.

This release will be the latest in a series of publications focusing on his aircraft profiles. It will include the Fokker D.VII, FIAT CR.32, Fleet Air Arm Corsairs, Boulton Paul Defiant, Last of the Spitfires, USAF Starblazers, SEPECAT Jaguar and Guido Pongiluppi.

The 48 page, paperback publication is currently available for pre-order with release set for March 15.

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1961 Piper Comanche Airframe For Sale: “Complete, Straightforward Project”

A 1961 Piper PA-24-180 Comanche airframe has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, it has 2,461 hours total time, a clean 1961-style center-stack panel with intact flight and engine instruments, good cloth interior, and a modern blue/white/gold paint scheme. It is sold minus its prop-struck O-360 engine and propeller. It suffered a gear-up landing that scraped the belly from mid-cabin to the aft edge of the nose gear well, with no reported damage to wings, flaps, ailerons, Metco-style wingtips, tail surfaces, firewall, cowling, engine mount, or landing gear and drive system. The aircraft comes with complete logs from new through the last annual, weight and balance, AD compliance sheets, POH/AFM, FAA airworthiness certificate, and bill of sale.

It is currently on a tiedown at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and is currently available for US $5,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Now Available: Sword Models’ New Tool Short SB.6 Seamew

Sword Models has released their new tool Short SB.6 Seamew model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the Seamew was a British lightweight carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft developed by Shorts in the early 1950s to replace the FAA’s Avenger. It first flew on 23 August 1953 but suffered handling problems and shifting defense priorities, which led to limited production and ultimately cancellation after only a small number of airframes were built.

The release (SW72157) is described as “quite large” and includes liveries for XE169 of HMS Warrior and XA123 of HMS Bulwark.

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1969 Piper Cherokee 140B Airframe For Sale: “Largely Complete, Cheap”

A 1969 Piper Cherokee 140B project airframe has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, the project has sat for many years in the dry Palm Springs, California desert. It has no engine, prop, exhaust, FAA paperwork, logbooks, or documented history, but it is a largely complete airframe with upgraded 140B interior/“six‑pack” throttle‑quadrant panel, pilot toe brakes, modern-style seats, and installed nav/coms, audio panel, Mode C transponder, and portable intercom. It also includes most interior plastics and trim.

The airframe shows minimal corrosion thanks to the arid climate, but has sun-damaged paint and a damaged aftermarket right wingtip. It is being sold cheaply as a rebuildable aircraft or high-value parts donor.

The project is currently available for US $3,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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WW2 Rocket Interceptors Detailed With Immaculate Tech Drawings, Full Performance Specs

Coming soon from Fonthill Media and author Justo Miranda is Rocket Interceptors 1941–1947:

During its short life, the rocket interceptor, a concept that reached maturity towards the end of the Second World War, attracted the attention of top scientists, designers and aeronautical engineers in Germany, the USSR, the United States and Japan. It was universally agreed that an interceptor capable of flying 300 mph faster than any other aircraft would give the wielding power untouchable aerial superiority. However, this new technology was unable to adapt to the realities of war.

The complexity of the propulsion system and the need to develop new aerodynamic concepts were challenges too great for the aeronautical industries of the major powers at the time, which specialized in the mass construction of piston fighters. Nor were fighter pilots able to adapt to the high-G combat conditions that came with achieving speeds of nearly 900 mph; it was simply not possible for them to aim and fire.

In 280 immaculate technical drawings, each set within its historical context and with full performance specifications, Rocket Interceptors 1941–1947 presents 125 project, prototype and combat rocket-powered aircraft developed by Germany, the United States, the USSR and Japan in the 1940s, though initial development for some can be traced as far back as the 1920s. This is the last word on a technology that, had it been properly harnessed, might have changed the course of the Second World War.

The 288 page, hardcover book is currently available for pre-order with release set for May 30.

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