Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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HpH Shares New Detail Photos of Upcoming 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Kit

HpH Models has shared a new series of detail images for their upcoming 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress model kit.

As previously reported, the kit is part of the company’s “extreme” line, which also includes a 1/48 B-36 Peacemaker. It will reportedly include fiberglass main assemblies, vacuum cast resin details and clear parts made of transparent resin. Also said to be included are photo-etched and metal parts, a wet transfer decal sheet and painting masks. Continue reading HpH Shares New Detail Photos of Upcoming 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Kit

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DHC-1 Chipmunk For Sale: “Runs Great and Trouble-Free”

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A 1950 de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk has hit the market.

The listing states that the machine “runs great” and is “trouble-free.” It reportedly has 120 hrs SMOH on engine and airframe and is equipped with Garmin comm/nav, transponder, intercom, modern engine accessories and instruments, Hoffman prop and Cleveland wheels/brakes.

The aircraft is located in Lancaster, California and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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F-86F N8630 Offered For Sale

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F-86F S/N 52-4689 (N8630), based at the Vintage Flying Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas, is currently available for sale. The listing states:

F-86F-30-NA S/N 52-4689 N8630 and nearly 1600 line items of equaling about 9000 items. The spares include 3 GE J-47 engine cores in cans, combustion burner cans, brakes, flight controls, drop tanks/pylons, a set of wings, actuators, valves, and much more. This F-86F has the desirable and larger “6-3” wing. It last served in the Bolivian Air Force. The aircraft has been stored in the museum’s hangars since it arrived in 1994. It is a VERY stock aircraft. There are no logbooks for the aircraft or engines and the aircraft does not have an airworthiness certificate.

The machine is currently available for $140,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Pete Webber via Flickr)

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1949 Grumman Guardian, “Only Flyable Aircraft of Its Kind” Offered For Sale

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1949 Grumman Guardian S/N 126792, described as “the only flyable aircraft of its kind,” is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

A lot of New parts have Been Installed During Restoration. New Prop, New paint, New Tires, New Control Surfaces, Lots Of Work to get it up to the Point it is. Needs Little to get it to Annual and ready to Go.

The machine is located in Texas and is currently being offered for $399,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Eric Salard via Wikimedia Commons)

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MiG-21 PFM “Fishbed-F” Offered For Sale

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MiG-21 PFM Type 94A “Fishbed-F” S/N 4102 has hit the market.

The listing states that the airframe has 1,295 Hrs TTSNEW, while the R11-37F engine has 270 hours SMOH (TBO 300, Overhauls Allowed:4; Engine Preserved 3-28-91). The MiG has been on indoor museum display since about 1996 and an ATF-6 import approval and bill of sale is provided. It is not currently FAA registered or flyable and records are reportedly incomplete.

The machine is located in Elmira, NY and is currently being offered for $75,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Robert Gray via Flickr)

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1951 Grumman HU-16B Albatross Offered For Sale

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1951 Grumman HU-16B S/N 51-7226 (N226CG) has hit the market.

The airframe reportedly has 7160.3 TTSN (822.2 hrs since restoration) while the two Wright R-1820 engines have 193.3 and 283.9 SMOH by Airmotive Inc. Additional features are said to include an avionics package, 10 passenger interior (good condition) and A,B,C,D checks completed 5/2019. A huge selection of spares, many NOS, are also available at an additional cost.

The aircraft is painted in U.S. Coast Guard markings of 100th Anniversary of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation. It is currently being offered for $525,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller from IL. USA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Static UH-1H Huey Offered For Sale

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A static display UH-1H Huey has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

1966 UH-1H Huey in great condition, s/n 66-1080. The helicopter is a perfect aircraft for static display, it comes as pictured with main and tail rotor blades included. The helicopter comes with logs and data plate, it does not have airworthy rotor components. All are timed out and from other aircraft. The aircraft has a transmission case but no engine.

The machine is located in Tampa, Florida and is currently being offered for US $55,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Combat Flown” Harrier Cockpit Section Offered For Sale

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A “combat flown” Harrier cockpit section has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Selling A Vintage Used 15 Ft. X 8 Ft. section of an Original AV 8B Harrier Aircraft flown in combat missions by Capt. C. A. Haggard. Aircraft Serial Number 163179. Comes with 2 dolly wheel casters under it. Can be rolled around. It comes with the deployed parachute in a box, and also the down draft Titanium Vertical Turbine discharge.

The section is located in Ellijay, Georgia and is currently being offered for US $18,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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1948 F-94A Fuselage Offered For Sale

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A 1948 F-94A Starfire “Number 2 Prototype” fuselage is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

In the cockpit, It has both seats and sticks and pedals but, no instrument panels or gauges.There are no wings or tail fins, only what you see in the pictures is all there is.If you want wings, T33 wings are compatible with this aircraft and they are out there and you can find them.

The fuselage is located in West Islip, New York and is currently available for $20,000. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“In Annual” PZL Iskra TS-11 Offered For Sale

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A 1968 PZL Iskra TS-11 Polish jet trainer has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Current FAA reg in my name. Airworthiness category, Experimental Exhibition. King digital IFR. Transponder and altimeter recertified, will need pitot static test before next IFR flight. Copy of operation limitations, certificate of airworthiness, and registration in cockpit. All logs since import. Military logs are not available. NDH. No corrosion.These planes were made for the Polish Navy and are made of a high copper content marine alloy that is very corrosion resistant. All known available flight and maintainence manuals in English, included. Plane self starts easily, with its on board Optima battery bank. Many spares included free, including a couple spare sets of new tires, some mounted. Spare canopy, in case your passenger pulls that lever!, and a hydraulic mule that lets you easily test the speed brakes, flaps, brakes and do a gear swing. Cold ejection seats.

The listing also states that the machine is “in annual till April 2020” with approximate times of “TT 2573, SMOH 422, SHSI 92.” The machine is located in Millville, New Jersey and is currently availablie for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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