AT-11 project for sale

Sat May 31, 2008 11:00 am

AT-11 PROJECT • $35,000 • FOR SALE • This project includes engines, props, & all major components. E-mail for photos & further details. • Contact Gary Austin - COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE, Owner - located Midland, TX USA • Telephone: 901-857-3350 . 432-563-1000 x. 2222

Sat May 31, 2008 1:43 pm

Gary,
How is corrosion on this airplane?

Sat May 31, 2008 3:52 pm

Dunno. From what I can see, it looks pretty good, but I have NOT gone through this airplane with a fine toothed comb. It has no spar strap and the x-ray stuff hasn't been done. It's just an old airplane that needs some lovin'. Feel free to zap me an e-mail and I can get you some detailed pictures...OR, even better, you could book a flight to Midland (MAF) and I'll let you crawl all over it. :-)

Oh, and the price is negotiable. Just make us an offer and we'll discuss it.

Gary

Sat May 31, 2008 5:04 pm

retroaviation wrote:Dunno. From what I can see, it looks pretty good, but I have NOT gone through this airplane with a fine toothed comb. It has no spar strap and the x-ray stuff hasn't been done. It's just an old airplane that needs some lovin'. Feel free to zap me an e-mail and I can get you some detailed pictures...OR, even better, you could book a flight to Midland (MAF) and I'll let you crawl all over it.

Oh, and the price is negotiable. Just make us an offer and we'll discuss it.

Gary

Who owns the spar strap STC?

Sat May 31, 2008 9:02 pm

I think Taigh Ramey's Vintage Aircraft owns rights to a Beech Spar Strap STC. Check out twinbeech.com or message him here on WIX.

Ryan

Sat May 31, 2008 10:03 pm

Is this the one? This photo is about three years old.

Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:22 am

Nope. That's not it. I'll try to get some pictures posted later.

Gary

Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:50 am

Here are some pictures of it. Keep in mind that the majority of the time the CAF has had this airplane, it was kept inside. However, the local FBO has figured out just how much money can be made with local hangar rentals, so we were kicked out of the facility this airplane (and a bunch of other stuff) was in. This is why it and it's components are outside now. The airplane actually belongs to the American Airpower Heritage Museum, and I am merely posting it for sale on their behalf. They would love to have an AT-11 here on display, since Midland was once an AT-11 base, but they simply don't have the manpower, money, or now, the facility to house this project for restoration.

Any reasonable offer considered.

Gary

Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:42 am

Interesting. Has there been any offers or sales through Courtesy on the other aircraft that the CAF is selling?

Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:03 am

Chris wrote:Interesting. Has there been any offers or sales through Courtesy on the other aircraft that the CAF is selling?

This airplane is not listed through Courtesy...just me.

The C-46 and Mig 17 are still available on Courtesy.

Gary

Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:58 pm

The following was just e-mailed to me by the historian for the Twin Beech Society........

3258 AT-11 42-36878 USAAF Compl 24Sep42 & del Carlsbad Bomb Tr Sch 30Sep42. Accid there 7Apr43 & 27Jun45. RFC Ponca City, OK Oct45. War Assets Administration to Chattanooga Boiler & Tank Co, Chattanooga, TN BS 16Aug46 as N65494 for $12,500. Reg’d 11Sep46. Civil conversion 10Oct46: reskinned gun turret, bomb bay, camera opening, tunnel gun opening & installed C-45 windows, door, aluminum lower nose & fabric upper nose windows. E. V. Bonham and William C. Nichols BS 28Jul48. Grant L. Zickgraf BS 31Oct49. Southern Appliances Inc, Charlotte, NC BS 8Mar50. Universal Co, Greensboro, NC BS 8Feb52. Salisbury Aircraft Svc, Salisbury, NC BS 27Aug59. Evander M. Britt BS Oct72. John Clark Howard Jr, Concord, NC BS 24Jan73. Jimmy N. Gibson undated BS rec’d FAA 13Jul82. Howard Miller BS 31Mar82. Confederate Air Force Inc, Harlingen, TX BS 23Oct82. With Old Dominion Wing of CAF seen at Richmond, VA. Name change The American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Midland-Odessa Arpt, TX BS 14Aug91. Seen stored there Oct04 & for sale Jun08.

Gary

Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:01 pm

I know where you could get some original seats...

Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:06 pm

Eric Friedebach wrote:I know where you could get some original seats...

I'll pass that information to whomever the new owners may be. :-)

Gary

Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:49 pm

rwdfresno wrote:I think Taigh Ramey's Vintage Aircraft owns rights to a Beech Spar Strap STC. Check out twinbeech.com or message him here on WIX.

Ryan

I just looked through our STC list and we own the following STCs for the AT-11:

STC SA1581SW - Main Wing Spar Reinforcement
STC SA1582SW - Outer Wing Panel Reinforcement