1964 PIPER COMANCHE 400, TWIN TURBO, SUPER RARE AIRFRAME, DAMAGED, CHEAP!Click here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1964 PIPER COMANCHE 400, TWIN TURBO, SUPER RARE AND DESIREABLE AIRFRAME, DAMAGED, CHEAP!
THE COMANCHE WAS PIPER’S FIRST ALL METAL SINGLE ENGINED AIRPLANE WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 1958, WITH A LAMINAR FLOW WING, RETRACTABLE TRICYCLE GEAR, AND PLENTY OF ROOM FOR 4!
DESIGNED AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE V TAILED BONANZA, THE FAR CHEAPER TO PURCHASE AND OPERATE COMANCHE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE BEHIND THE BONANZA IN PERFORMANCE.
UNTIL “PUG” PIPER, SON OF PIPER’S FOUNDER AND A FORCE BEHIND THE COMANCHE AND OTHER PIPER PRODUCTS OF THE 50’S AND 60’S, DECIDED TO MAKE A “HOTROD” VERSION OF THE COMANACHE FOR HIMSELF, IN ORDER TO ALLOW HIM TO TRAVEL QUICKLY AND NON-STOP BETWEEN THE LOCKHAVEN PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY AND THE NEW PIPER FACILITY IN VERO BEACH FLORIDA!
JUST LIKE THE PONTIAC GTO THAT CAME OUT IN 1964, PIPER TOOK THE LARGEST ENGINE AVAILABLE, LYCOMING’S NEW FOR ’64 8 CYLINDER IO-720, AND FITTED IT TO A COMANCHE!
WITH A HIGH G LIMIT ALREADY PROVEN FOR THE COMANCHE AIRFRAME, IT WASN’T A BIG TRICK TO ADD MORE FUEL TO THE WING TANKS AND UP THE USEFUL LOAD TO ACCEPT THE NEW ENGINE.
AND THE PERFORMANCE PUT THE BONANZA TO SHAME!
195 KNOTS TOP SPEED (224 MPH)
185 KNOTS CRUISE SPEED (214 MPH)
RATE OF CLIMB OVER 1,600 FEET A MINUTE
SERVICE CEILING 19,000 FEET, WITHOUT THE USE OF TURBOS!
SINCE THE PERFORMANCE ECLIPSED ANY SINGLE ENGINED 4 SEAT AIRPLANE THEN BEING PRODUCED, PIPER OFFERED THE AIRPLANE FOR SALE, THROUGH IT’S NORMAL CHANNELS, FOR 1964 AND 1965.
ONLY 148 “400’ MODELS WERE SOLD!
THE STANDARD “400” CAME WITH 100 GALLONS OF IN WING FUEL, BUT MANY, IF NOT MOST, WERE UPGRADED TO THE LONG RANGE FUEL CELLS, HOLDING 130 GALLONS!!
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS THE 130 GALLON FUEL OPTION!
BUT THAT ISN’T WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL!
THIS AIRCRAFT, FOR SALE NOW, HAS HAD THE VERY RARE “TWIN TURBO” CONVERSION ADDED!!
RAJAY, KNOWN FOR THEIR COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT SMALL TURBO CHARGERS, WHICH PIPER USED FOR THE TURBO TWIN COMANCHE AND THE TURBO AZTEC, DEVISED AN STC INSTALLATION FOR THE 400 COMANCHE, USING 2 TURBOCHARGERS, ONE FOR EACH SIDE, CONTROLLED BY AN EXTRA “THROTTLE KNOB” WHICH ALLOWS THE PILOT TO ADD IN BOOST AS DESIRED, WHEN DESIRED!!.
PROPERLY CLASSIFIED AS TURBO NORMALIZERS, THEY WERE NOT INTENDED TO INCREASE THE BOOST VERY MUCH OVER THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SO NO ENGINE MODS WERE REQUIRED, BUT IT ALLOWED FULL POWER TO BE CARRIED INTO THE TEENS, AND INCREASED THE CLIMB RATE TO CLOSE TO 2,500 FT PER MINUTE!
I HAVE SEEN OWNERS OF TURBO 400’S CLAIM THE TOP SPEED IS NOW INCREASED TO 250 KNOTS AT ALTITUDE! !!
THE FEW 400 COMANCHES THAT WERE CONVERTED TO TWIN TURBO ARE VERY PROPERLY KNOWN AS “SUPER 400’S”
NOT THE N NUMBER WITH "400" IN IT, SO PASSERSBY WILL NOT HAVE ANY DOUBT!
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE MOST RECENT OWNER’S PRIDE AND JOY, AND HE LAVISED IT WITH MONEY AND ATTENTION!
AS MANY “400” OWNERS HAVE DONE, THE HEAVY 3 BLADE HARTZELL PROP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW, LIGHTER, 3 BLADE MT COMPOSITE PROP.
A BEAUTIFUL 2 TONE GREY LEATHER INTERIOR, WHICH INCLUDES CARBON FIBRE ACCENTS!
A REVISED DASH, AGAIN WITH A CARBON FIBRE LOOK!
THE DASH IS EQUIPPED WITH A KING ELECTRIC HIS SYSTEM, MATCHING KING ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND CENTURY 3 ALTITUDE HOLD AUTOPILOT WITH VERTICAL SPEED CONTROL AND RADIO COUPLING!
OTHER MODS TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDE UPSWEPT WINGTIPS AND A 1 PIECE ARAPAHO WINDSHIELD, AMONG OTHER FEATURES.
THIS AMAZING AIRCRAFT UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED DAMAGE DURING LANDING, WHEN THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE ACTUAL RUNWAY AND HIT THE APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE INCLUDED PHOTOS I TOOK, THE NOSEGEAR CHROME BROKE OFF, ALLOWING THE NOSE TO GO DOWN, WHICH SHEARED THE FIBERGLASS COVERED WOODEN BLADES OF THE MT PROP.
THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED BACK INTO THE WELL, ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE GROUND, CAUSING BUCKLES AT MIDSPAN.
THE LEFT WING GEAR REMAINED UP, SO THE LEFT WING ONLY HAS 2 IMPACT DENT ON THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE, WHERE IT IMPACTED THE LIGHTS.
THE LOWER COWLING IS SCRAPED, BUT THE BELLY AFT OF THE FIREWALL IS BARELY TOUCHED.
THE RIGHT FLAP AND AILERON AND THE LEFT FLAP ARE DAMAGED.
THE FUSELAGE ITSELF HAS NO DAMAGE, NO GLASS DAMAGE, THE DOOR FITS WELL, AND THE TAILFEATHERS AND TAILCONE ARE UNDAMAGED!
THE 2 TONE LEATHER INTERIOR, WITH CUSTOM HIGHBACK SEATS AND FANCY TRIM AROUND ALL THE WINDOWS, IS AWESOME!
THIS AIRFRAME IS BEING SOLD WITH THE TWIN TURBO SETUP, INCLUDING EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, BUT NOT THE IO-720 A1B ENGINE ITSELF!!
NO ENGINE IS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE!!
THE ENGINE WILL BE LISTED IN IT'S OWN AUCTION TOMORROW ON EBAY. WE WILL REMOVE THE ENGINE, PROPERLY WITHOUT CUTTING CONTROLS, AFTER THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME ARE SOLD.
AS YOU WILL NOTICE FROM THE DASH PHOTO INCLUDED, THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS IN THE NEW DASH LAYOUT, INCLUDING THE KING KCS-55A HIS SYSTEM AND MATCHING KING ATTITUDE INDICATOR.
THERE IS ALSO A COPILOTS ATTITUDE INDICATOR INSTALLED.
THE CENTURY III AUTOPILOT SYSTEM IS COMPLETE AND INSTALLED!
THE AVIONICS PANEL UNITS ARE NOT INCLUDED, BUT THE TRAYS ARE INSTALLED AND FULLY WIRED FOR A PS ENGINEERING AUDIO PANEL WITH INTERCOM, A KING DIGITAL COMM, KING KR-87 DIGITAL ADF AND A GARMIN 530WAAS AND ADSB OUT TRANSPONDER.
ALL THESE TYPE RADIOS ARE READILY AVAILABLE, FROM US OR OTHERS, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, OR INSTALL WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE BRAND NEW, 12/2/1964 TO THE PRESENT!
TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS 3,926 SINCE NEW.
MT PROP 277 SOH.
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE AIRFRAME AND PROP LOGBOOKS SINCE NEW, PAPERWORK INCLUDES:
WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AD COMPLIENCE, 337’S, PILOT’S HANDBOOK, OWNERS MANUALS FOR INSTALLED ACCESSORIES, ETC., ETC.!
AND A VERY DETAILED PARTS LIST, PHOTOS AND BLUEPRINTS OF THE TWIN TURBO INSTALLATION FROM RAJAY, INSTALLED IN 1987. No aircraft serial number on the blueprints or other paperwork!
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!
AND THE KEYS!
PARKED AT THE NORWOOD AIRPORT JUST OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, WE WILL PAY THE STORAGE FEE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND YOU ARE FREE TO CONTINUE THE STORAGE AT YOUR COST PAST THAT TIME!
OF COURSE YOU WANT TO FIX THIS GORGEOUS, SUPER RARE AIRPLANE UP AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE AIR, WITH THE ENGINE WE ARE SELLING OR ANOTHER, OR MAYBE AN EXISTING 400 OWNER WILL DECIDE THEY WANT THE TWIN TURBO SYSTEM AND ALL THE SPARES.
LOT’S OF WAYS TO WIN ON THIS AIRPLANE!
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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