Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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Starduster Too SA300 Project For Sale: “All Work Completed to the Highest Standard”

A Starduster Too SA300 biplane project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

New plans built Starduster Too SA300 project for sale. Aircraft rolling fuselage with lots of parts included to complete the project. The Starduster Too SA300 is a two-seat, plans built, open cockpit, aerobatic biplane. It was developed to be an economical aerobatic two-seat sport biplane stressed to + 6 to – 6 G. The fuselage is made of 4130 steel tubing with fabric covering, the spars are made of spruce wood with plywood wooden wing ribs. The base engine is a Lycoming O-360 180 hp engine…All work completed to the highest standard…

The aircraft is located in West Sussex, United Kingdom and is currently available for £10,000. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Airfix Releases New Tool Phantom FG.1 With Comprehensive Weapons Fit

Airfix has released their new tool McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 model kit in 1/48 scale.

The FG.1, designated F-4K by its manufacturer, was a British version of the American F-4 Phantom II developed for the Royal Navy as a carrier-based fleet-defense fighter with a secondary strike role. Powered by Rolls-Royce Spey engines, it featured enlarged air intakes, a modified fuselage and an extending nosewheel leg to assist launches from Britain’s smaller aircraft carriers. Delivered from 1968, it served aboard HMS Ark Royal and with the RAF; following the carrier’s retirement in 1978, the remaining naval aircraft transferred to the RAF, where FG.1s continued in the air-defence role until 1989.

The new kit (A12015) boasts over 270 parts, including slide molded jet intakes to capture detail on all sides; a comprehensive weapons fit with Skyflash missiles, RN 2-inch rocket pods, Sidewinder missiles, 1000lb bombs as well as external fuel tanks; an extended nose undercarriage leg option and a detailed cockpit / ejector seats. Additional features include modeler aids such as molded paint marks for undercarriage apertures and integral flat tabs on fuselage parts for clamp location to enhance the build experience. Three marking options are also included representing the Royal Navy dark blue scheme of the period.

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1979 Cessna 421C For Sale: “Maintained With Full-Time, On-Staff Maintenance”

A 1979 Cessna 421C has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This 1979 Cessna 421C has been used for executive transportation and maintained with full-time, on-staff maintenance. The aircraft has 7,840 hours total time and is IFR equipped with Garmin avionics, Collins autopilot, dual nacelle fuel tanks, electric air conditioning, spoilers, vortex generators, and aft strakes…

The aircraft is located in Fort Scott, Kansas with offers currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1981 Cessna Turbo U206G Stationair For Sale: “IFR Equipped, Airworthy, In Annual”

A 1981 Cessna Turbo U206G Stationair has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1981 Cessna Turbo U206G Stationair – IFR – Garmin GNS530 – 20″ Camera Port STC – Tip Tanks. This 1981 Cessna Turbo U206G Stationair is a working TU206G with 8,162 total airframe hours. It is IFR equipped, airworthy, and based at KSGU. Power comes from a Continental TSIO-520-M engine with 1,355 SMOH and a 1,600-hour TBO. The engine was overhauled or installed as new in 2023 and is turbonormalized. It is paired with a Hartzell propeller. This aircraft is equipped with a 20″ camera port STC, Gomolzig exhaust extension, tip tanks, auxiliary fuel tank, and complete logs. Avionics include a Garmin GNS530 GPS, Appareo Stratus ESGi transponder, ADS-B, and KX155 radio. The aircraft has a 2-seat cargo configuration with a utility interior. Exterior condition is fair. Annual inspection is valid through 11/30/26.

The aircraft is located in Anchorage, Alaska with offers currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1959 Beech M35 Bonanza For Sale: “The Straightest Flying V-Tail You’ll Find”

A Beechcraft M35 Bonanza described as “the straightest flying V-Tail you’ll find” has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1959 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza• N-number: N9765R• Serial number: D-6243• Classic V-tail Bonanza design• Fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft• FAA registration current… Airframe total time: 4715• Engine make / model: Continental IO-470-C, 250 HP, fuel-injected, six-cylinder, normally aspirated engine• Engine time since major overhaul: 338 SMOH• Mags: 338 since IRAN• Propeller make / model: Beech 278-100• Propeller time since overhaul: 1200• Last annual inspection: July 2026• New Concorde battery: 2026• New Left & Right Muffler: 2026 Avionics and equipment• Avionics updates can be incorporated into the purchase if desired.

The aircraft is located in Terrell, Texas and is currently available for US $110,000 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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First Look: Sprues / Box Contents for A&A Models’ New Tool Hughes XF-11 Kits

A&A Models have shared the first sprue test shots for their upcoming, new tool Hughes XF-11 model kits in 1/72 scale.

The XF-11 was a prototype high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft; only two were built. The first prototype (44-70155) flew on 7 July 1946 with eight-blade contra-rotating propellers (two four-blade units per engine), but crashed in Beverly Hills when a hydraulic leak caused the right rear propeller to reverse pitch. The second prototype (44-70156), flown on 5 April 1947, replaced the troublesome contra-rotating props with conventional single four-blade propellers and otherwise retained the twin-boom, pressurized-nacelle layout; it flew without incident but the program was canceled soon after.

As previously reported A&A will release two boxings representing the first and second prototypes. The kits (7250 / 7258) will offer 235 /241 parts with decal sheets and painting masks. Ordering is expected to begin in mid-October. Check out the newly released images below.

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Europa XS Kitplane Project For Sale: “Comes With Self-Loading Trailer”

A Europa XS kitplane project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

All control surfaces are done and the tail feathers are also complete. I have all the original purchase orders and paperwork, also original construction photos. It comes with the self loading trailer seen in the pics. It needs the firewall forward for engine from Europa USA. It does have the canopy, doors and glass.

The aircraft is located in Cottonwood, California and is currently available for US $10,000 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1976 Piper Cherokee 6/260 For Sale: “Engine and Prop Overhauled in 2023”

A 1976 Piper Cherokee 6/260 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1976 Piper Cherokee 6/260 – IFR – Garmin Glass Panel – 330 SMOH. This is a PA-32-260 Cherokee Six with 1,988 total time, IFR capability, 800 NM range, 1,546 lb useful load, 84-gallon fuel capacity, and complete logs. Power comes from a Lycoming O-540-E4B5 260 HP engine with 330 SMOH and a 2,000-hour TBO. The engine and prop were overhauled in 2023. Avionics include Garmin G3X, Garmin G5, Garmin GMA 345 audio panel, Garmin GTX 345 transponder, Garmin GTN 650Xi GPS, Garmin GFC 500 autopilot, Garmin GTR 225 comm, and Garmin GDL 51R XM receiver. It is ADS-B equipped with WAAS, LPV, SVT, EVS, active traffic, terrain warning, and engine monitor. Seats were recovered and cushioned in 2022, and the aircraft has always been hangar based with ceramic coating applied in 2025.

The aircraft is located in Chesaning, Michigan with offers currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Reports Suggest SR-71 Blackbird is Being Prepped for Return to Flight

According to recent reports, Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird #844 (pictured above) is being prepared for a possible return to flight after 27 years.

Former NASA employees have reported being contacted about working on the project over the course of the summer, although NASA itself has yet to make any related statement. It appears that the effort could be related to a new X-Plane project that was teased by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at a recent All-In Summit in Los Angeles. To date nothing has been confirmed.

#844 (S/N 61-7980) was the final SR-71A built. It served as one of two Blackbirds operated by NASA at Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center as Mach 3 research platforms. Originally designed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works for strategic reconnaissance, the two-seat, titanium-intensive aircraft could cruise above Mach 3 at extreme altitude. Under NASA it supported investigations into aerodynamics, propulsion, high-temperature structures and materials, atmospheric science, instrumentation, and sonic-boom effects.

On October 9, 1999, 844 made the final flight by any SR-71, securing its place as the last Blackbird to fly. It had been on outdoor display at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base since then, however, it vanished from the location back in May.

(Aviation Week via NY Post Photo: NASA, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

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1967 Piper Cherokee Six Project For Sale: “Can be Made Ferriable Quickly”

A Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1967 Piper Cherokee Six; 4056 TT; 534 SMOH; 168 SPOH. Note: this is a project aircraft, this aircraft can be made ferriable quickly… logs: partial logs. Main logs lost. The aircraft was in annual a few years back but will need some work to get it ferriable and airworthy… 6 seats, large fore and aft luggage compartments, a generous useful load…

The aircraft is located in Miami, Florida and is currently available for US $145,000 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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