1961 PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE AIRFRAME, LIGHT GEAR UP, STEC, MANY EXTRAS, CHEAP!Click here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1961 PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE AIRFRAME, LIGHT GEAR UP, STEC, EXTRAS, NICE, CHEAP!
PIPER INTRODUCED THE COMANCHE AS A 4 PLACE, ALL METAL, CROSS COUNTRY MACHINE!
WITH IT’S LAMINAR FLOW WING, LOW WING STEP UP HEIGHT, RUGGED RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR AND GOOD ECONOMY, MANY PEOPLE THINK IT IS A PERFECT AIRPLANE.
EXCEPT THOSE PEOPLE WHO BELIVE THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR HORSEPOWER, AND A LEISURLY CRUSIE IS NOT THEIR IDEA OF FUN!
FOR THOSE PEOPLE, PIPER TOOK THE SAME SLEEK FUSELAGE AND WING, AND ADDED A 6 CYLINDER, 250 HORSEPOWER 0-540 ENGINE.
WITH LITTLE MORE WEIGHT THAN THE 180 H.P. VERSION, THE SAME AIRFRAME, AND 70 MORE HORSEPOWER, ALL ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE WERE GREATLY IMPROVED!
THE 250 COMANCHE IS THE MOST PRODUCED VERSION OF THIS AIRFRAME, BECAUSE THE TAKEOFF ROLL IS SHORT, THE CLIMB IS FANTASTIC, AND IT CAN DO 180 MPH WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT IN CRUISE!!
THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF THE 250 COMANCHE WERE HAMPERED BY A LACK OF AVAILABLE FUEL CAPACITY. USING THE SAME 60 GALLON FUEL TANKS OF THE 180, THE EARLY 250’S WERE NOT ABLE TO PLANE FOR 4 HOURS IN THE AIR, AND MOST CAUTIOUS PILOTS ONLY FIGURED ON 3 ½ HOURS WITH RESERVES, WHICH ISN’T AS FAR AS MOST PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE PER LEG.
IN 1961, PIPER ADDED 30 GALLONS OF AUX FUEL, 15 GALLONS PER SIDE, SO THIS AIRPLANE, AND ALL 1961 AND UP COMANCHES HAVE ENOUGH TO GO UP TO 6 HOURS WITHOUT REFUELING (MOST PEOPLE DON’T GO THAT FAR IN 1 HOP VERY OFTEN, BUT 90 GALLONS ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE THE STOPPING POINT, NOT THE AIRPLANE!
THERE ARE ALSO MANY SITUATIONS WHERE GAS MAY BE UNAVAILABLE OR EXPENSIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION, AND THE 90 GALLONS THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAS ONBOARD ALLOWS FOR MANY OUT AND BACK TRIPS WITHOUT REFUELING!!
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WITH LATER COMANCHES LIKE THIS ONE IS A MODERN INSTRUMENT LAYOUT, CENTER AVIONICS STACK, AND TOEBRAKES FOR THE PILOT!!
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS LIVED A BUSY LIFE!
TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS 11,351.
AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS ARE COMPLETE AND CONSECUTIVE SINCE DAY 1, AND THE EXTRA PAPERWORK IS DETAILED AND EXTENSIVE!
THE AIRPLANE WAS PAINTED WITH IMRON IN 2005, AND THE MODERN NEUTRAL COLORED, GATHERED LEATHER INTERIOR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, WITH DEEP BURGANDY CARPETS AND ACCENTS!
EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN UPGRADED, INCLUDING MORE AUTOPILOT THAN 90% OF THE 250 COMANCHE FLEET!
THE ROLL AXIS IS CONTROLLED BY A CENTURY IIB SYSTEM, WHICH GIVES WING LEVELING, HEADING CONTROL WITH THE D.G. HEADING BUG, AND THIS SYSYEM HAS THE OPTIONAL RADIO COUPLER.
TO ALLOW THE AUTOPILOT TO USE THE “CLEAN” SIGNAL PUT OUT BY MODERN GPS SYSTEMS, THIS AUTOPILOT ALSO HAS A D.A.C. GPSS SYSYTEM (GPS STEER), WHICH GIVES FAR MOR PRECISION FOR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.
THIS AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS AN STEC PSS (PITCH STABALIZATION SYSTEM) INSTALLED, TO GIVE YOU ALTITUDE HOLD, VERTICAL SPEED CONTROL AND EVEN GLIDESLOPE COUPLING!!
THIS IS A VERY ADVANCED ALTITUDE HOLD!
OTHER UPGRADES TO THE EQUIPMENT ARE:
HORIZON DIGITAL TACHOMETER
WX-900 STORMSCOPE SYSTEM
DIGITAL COLLINS NAV-COM
NORTHSTAR M3 APPROACH GPS SYSTEM
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN STANDBY VACUMN SYSTEM!
THE GYRO INSTRUMENTS ARE LATE STYLE, AND THE DASH COVER IS A BEAUTIFUL WOODGRAIN AFTERMARKET UPGRADE! BEAUTIFUL!
AIRFRAME UPGRADES INCLUDE:
VORTEX GENERATORS ON WINGS AND TAIL
NEW STABILATOR HORN INSTALLED
FLAP AND AILERON GAP SEALS
METCO STYLE FIBERGLASS WINGTIPS
STROBES
RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHTS
CHEROKEE STYLE DOOR LATCH
THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A GEAR UP LANDING, WHEN THE RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED PILOT GOT BUSY AND FORGOT.
AS THE LANDING WAS A GOOD ONE, THE AIRFRAME DAMAGE IS PRETY MINOR:
CENTER BELLY SKINS WILL NEED REPLACEMENT, 2 OF WHICH SIMPLY SCREW ON!
BOTH FLAPS HAVE SCRAPING ON THEIR INBOARD EDGES, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, REPLACING THE REINFORCEMENTS ON THE CORNERS SHOULD ELIMINATE THE DAMAGE.
THERE IS NO SCRAPING TO THE LOWER COWL OR NOSEGEAR DOOR (A TESTIMENT TO A GOOD LANDING)
NO DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE OTHER THAN THE CENTER BELLY AREA, NO TWEAKS OR WRINKLES ELSEWHERE!
NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WING, OR AILERON, OR TIP!
NO DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE LANDING GEAR!
NO DAMAGE TO THE TAIL FEATHERS.
DISASSEMBLED PROPERLY AND READY TO TRAILER EASILY.
THE 0-540 ENGINE WAS VERY HIGH TIME AND HAD SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE, SO WE HAVE REMOVED IT FROM THIS AIRFRAME (UNBOLTED, NO CABLES CUT) AND THE ENGINE, PROP AND ENGINE ACCESSORIES ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE.
THIS AIRCRAFT IS STORED IN OUR SECURE HANGER AT THE AIRLAKE AIRPORT (KLVN), JUST SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN.
WE WILL PROVIDE STORAGE AT NO CHARGE FOR UP TO 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, THEN $10 PER DAY IF YOU NEED MORE TIME.
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS FROM DAY 1 AND ALL THE FLIGHT MANUALS, OWNERS MANUALS, A.D COMPLIENCE SHEETS, ADLOG SYSTEM, WEIGHT, AND BALANCE, AND EVEN A FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL!
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!
AMD THE KEYS!
MAKE THIS NICE AIRPLANE JUST WHAT YOU WANT, WITH THE LOWEST PURCHASE PRICE YOU COULD IMAGINE!
OR USE THE AUTOPILOT, INTERIOR, TIPS, ETC., ETC. TO UPGRADE YOUR COMANCHE, AND HAVE A FULL SET OF GEAR, ALL CONTROL SURFACES, EVEN A PAIR OF UNDAMAGED WINGS, ETC., ETC. AS SPARES, WITHOUT PAYING MUCH OF ANYTHING FOR ALL OF IT!!
GOOD BIDDING!
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK !
SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY.
DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
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