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Cessna 172P For Sale: “Full Glass Panel, Recent Annual”

A 1983 Cessna 172P has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1983 Cessna 172P (TAA)(Full Glass Panel)(Autopilot) Full Glass Panel (Installed April 2023) -DYNON SKYVIEW HDX PFD and MFD -DYNON SKYVIEW FULL AXIS AUTOPILOT -GTN 750XI -GSB 15 Charging Ports Extended Range Tanks 784.2 Useful Load Plush Leather Inteiror Recent FULL IFR Pitot Static Inspection (Due March 2028) Recent Annual (Due April 1rst 2027) Long History of Oil Anaysis Beuatiful Polished Prop Engine (O-320-D2J) -TSMOH 1,755.1 -TT 9,739.1 -Sep 2012 Engine MOH Long History of 100 Hour Inspections and 50 Hour Oil Changes

The aircraft is located in Jacksonville, Florida and is currently available for US $195,000. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Surprise Release: The Flying Machine #28 Now Available!

Now available from our online store is the 28th installmanet of The Flying Machine early aero journal. This newly released special spans 52 pages and includes the following content:

The Busy World — Aeronauts Soar on Silken Wings (Excerpt: Flight Not Improbable. Octave Chanute and the Worldwide Race Toward Flight); Honoring a World War I Hero by Restoring a Piece of Our Aviation History (Original DH.4 Restoration); Finishing Art Scarborough’s S.E.5a; News Briefs: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Begins Blériot XI Restoration, Pima Air & Space Museum Sopwith Camel Nears Completion, Kip Aero Sopwith Pup; Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Albatros D.Va Restoration Update; DX Modelworks Balsa Albatros D.II Model; Products

The Flying Machine focuses exclusively on “aeroplanes” manufactured prior to 1920, as well as the current work of historians, builders, restorers, museums and collectors to preserve and promote interest in the early years of flight. Published in print and digital formats, The Flying Machine is offered on a pay-per-issue basis – no subscription required.

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Check Out Border Model’s New Tool P-51D Kit That Comes Entirely Pre-Painted

Border Model has announced the upcoming release of a new tool P-51D Mustang kit in 1/35 scale.

What makes this model (BF-015) especially unique is that it’s pre-painted with a metallic aluminum base color and with complex internal sections all finished in advance. That means no tedious painting required. Beyond this the kit offers rivet lines, subtle stressed skin texture and a complete interior. Additional features include PE parts, two types of drop tanks and decals with four marking options.

As of this writing, it appears that no release date has been announced. Click below to check out box contents and additional images.

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Skystar Kitfox 4-1200 Project For Sale: “Major Components Constructed”

A Skystar Kitfox 4-1200 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

The Skystar Kitfox 4-1200 is a homebuilt aircraft designed for private aviation enthusiasts. This aircraft offers a unique and rewarding experience for those looking to build their own plane from a kit. This one is well on its way to final construction. Purchased in 1992. Project suspended for health reasons. The builder has an MS in Technology. Fuselage -factory built and powder coated. Build log and complete instructions. Major components constructed (Wings & tail). Rotax 912 engine mount ( no engine). 6 gal. & 13 gal wing tanks. Speedster wing tip upgrade. Stored in heated shop.

The aircraft is located in Northern Illinois and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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New Book Takes Readers on International Exploration of Aircraft Graveyards

Coming later this year from Pen & Sword and author Lorraine Evans is Boneyards of Steel: Exploring the World’s Aircraft Graveyards, which unearths the remains of aircraft in some of the planets most inhospitable regions.

The study of aviation graveyards is a much maligned area of death research. The final resting place of sizeable non-organic beasts is routinely overlooked, yet it is still, in every respect, a graveyard and deserves to be recognised as such. From an extensive desert necropoli to a war-torn underwater mausoleum, very little of the world remains untouched by the boneyard phenomenon, and less has been written about these remarkable cemeteries. With a significant percentage still languishing in ‘Top Secret’ facilities, hidden behind barbed wire-fences and gated perimeters, it is hardly surprising. Nonetheless, advancements in technology has enabled those with an adventurous spirit, armchair or otherwise, to peel back these layers of secrecy and take a sneaky peak at the skeletal remains of once aeronautic marvels, the findings of which are truly astonishing.

The 224 page, hardcover book is currently available for pre-order with release set for September 30.

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Eduard Releases ProfiPACK Spitfire Mk. Vb With PE Parts, 7 Liveries

New this month from Eduard is a ProfiPACK edition Spitfire Mk.Vb model kit in 1/72 scale.

The Mk.Vb was powered by the Merlin 45 engine and distinguished by its B-type wing with two 20mm Hispano cannon and four .303 Browning machine guns. It served as an important stopgap in 1941, giving Britain a highly capable interceptor before being overtaken by later Spitfire marks.

The new Eduard release (70206) represents mid-production versions with armored glass before the windshield and asymmetrical wing bulges. It includes Eduard plastic parts, pre-painted PE parts, painting masks and Eduard decals with marking options for seven aircraft.

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1977 Mooney M20J 201 Project For Sale: “Easy, Cheap Project”

A 1977 Mooney M20J 201 has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, the aircraft features a low 2,078 total airframe hours and 785 hours since a 2005 Lycoming factory overhaul and 3-blade prop installation, along with long-range Monroy tanks (100 gallons usable) and numerous speed mods including a fiberglass belly, gear door upgrades, and LoPresti lighting. It has updated paint (2006) and a well-kept tan leather interior, plus a KFC 200 autopilot and solid avionics suite.

The aircraft sustained a gentle gear-up landing, resulting in a bent prop, worn step, damaged nose gear doors, and primarily fiberglass belly repair needs, with otherwise minimal structural damage—making it a clean, well-equipped, and relatively straightforward project aircraft with strong cross-country capability.

The aircraft is located in Fulton, New York and is currently available for US $42,950 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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T-28B Trojan Airframe Project For Sale: “Straight Fuselage With Refurbed Parts”

A T-28B Trojan project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

T-28B project with legitimate warbird history. Flew in Laos. Military records incuded. Stored at Davis-Monthan. Straight fuselage. Refurbed main landing gear, refurbed oil cooler. Good rear canopy. Some hangar rash on wings. Includes flaps and control surfaces. Mark 8 gunsight included. No FWF, no engine, prop, nose gear or nose gear trunnion box. Comes with wing storage racks and fuselage stand. In dry storage.

The aircraft is located in Kempner, Texas and is currently available for US $5,000 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Fw 190 Schlacht Units: An Illustrated History of the “Tank-Buster” and its Operations

Coming soon from Osprey Publishing and author Robert Forsyth is Fw 190 Schlacht Units (Combat Aircraft, 162), an illustrated account of the Fw 190 “tank-buster” and its operations on the Eastern, Western and Mediterranean Fronts from 1942–45.

The Fw 190 offered the Luftwaffe a reliable successor to the Ju 87 Stuka, able to operate from primitive forward airfields in both the freezing winters of the Soviet Union and the desert heat of North Africa. Converted by Focke-Wulf from a radial-engined fighter into a deadly fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft, it used its aerial gun platform, wide-tracked undercarriage and powerful BMW engines to devastating effect on the Eastern, Western and Mediterranean Fronts between 1942 and 1945.

In this new study, leading Luftwaffe historian Robert Forsyth examines all aspects of the Fw 190 and its career as a ‘tank-buster’, detailing the considerable damage it wrought upon Allied armour, troop concentrations, bridges and road junctions. First-hand accounts from Schlachtflieger pilots bring to life the operational and tactical histories of the aircraft, and are complemented by archive photos and newly commissioned artwork that vividly demonstrates its technical and ballistic assets.

The 96 page book is currently available for pre-order in paperback and Kindle editions with release set for July 28.

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Eduard Releases New Bf 109F-2 Model Kit

New this month from Eduard is a Weekend Edition Bf 109F-2 model kit in 1/48 scale.

The Bf 109F-2 was an early “Friedrich” variant of Germany’s famous Messerschmitt fighter, introduced in 1941 with a much cleaner airframe, refined aerodynamics, and a more powerful DB 601N engine. It was widely regarded as one of the best-handling and best-performing 109s, though its concentrated nose armament of one 15 mm cannon and two machine guns gave it less total firepower than some earlier versions.

The new kit (84212) includes Eduard plastic parts and decals with marking options for four aircraft: W.Nr. 12914, Oblt. Wolfgang Späte, 5./JG 54; W.Nr. 8239, Lt. Hans Strelow, 5./JG 51; W.Nr. 8165, Hptm. Karl-Heinz Leesmann, CO of I./JG 52; Hptm. Hans Hahn, CO of III./JG 2.

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