After 27 years of flying a really great airplane, and much soul-searching, I’ve decided to sell my Thorp T-18. I’m almost done with building a new airplane that I’m excited about and that will allow me to do some different types of flying that I’ve been dreaming of for the last few years – so I’m entering a new phase in my flying life. I can’t really justify 2 airplanes and the cost to house them, much less fly them both as much as they should be flown… that’s just the way my life is now. A few details about the airplane -
Total time, airframe & engine (160 hp Lyc. O-320-D2A) – 1307 hrs. The engine is still very strong & uses approximately 1 qt. of Aeroshell 15w50 between 25 hr. oil changes. I have never had to add oil between changes. Custom engine-mounted spin-on oil filter adapter. Custom air/oil separator system. Cochran S.S. cross-over exhaust system. Very clean engine compartment with Thorp-style baffling & silicone rubber seals. Custom Oxygen sensor air/fuel mixture detector circuit. Aymar-Demuth 68-75 prop.
Main gear 2” longer than original. Scott master brake cylinders. Cleveland wheels & brakes. Aviation Products 6” tailwheel with extra new wheel & tire and extra parts.
Airplane has Thorp original design manual pitch-trim and manual flaps. Original Thorp-design roll trim. The airplane flies straight, and rudder trim has never been needed for me.
The panel is “old school” basic VFR w/ steam gauges, King KY-97a comm, Terra TRT250 Mode C transponder, ACK altitude encoder, NAT intercom, Garmin GPS100 (yes, it still works), Garmin GPS Map 196, and TruTrak DigiTrak single-axis autopilot (tied to the Garmin 196).
Whelen strobes and position lights.
Comes with 2 modified Sennheiser ANR headsets, powered by ship’s power, and custom canopy cover.
The airplane has won several awards in its life, including Outstanding Workmanship at Oshkosh and the Wright Brothers Award at the Dayton Airshow.
This airplane cruises at an honest 180 mph TAS at 7500’ msl, burning less than 7 gal/hr.
Make an offer.
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