A-26 for sale

[gary1954]

I'd be interested but that bare aluminum looks the wrong shade of silver, that kills it for me...

That was a good one

[whistlingdeath77]

I always thought the a-26 was a awesome plane. The price doesn't seem too bad but I can't imagine what it would cost in fuel for those engines

[K5DH]

I can't imagine what it would cost in fuel for those engines

Air show spectator:
"Excuse me, sir, but how much money does it take to buy fuel for that Invader?"

A-26 crew member:
"All of it."

[bdk]

Looks like the listing has ended because it was sold?

Trust me, the fuel expense is the least of your worries! At a $75-$100/hr shop rate, maintenence will kill you. You also need to get it recertified to Limited category. You can't fly to airshows under the Restricted category.

[Ryan Keough]

After seeing this particular A-26 (as it has been the gate guard of Buckeye Municipal Airport for a long while), all I can say is "good luck" to anyone wishing to embark on restoring this baby. The price to buy it may be "reasonable", but the cost you'd sink into restoring it would easily be 7 to 10 times the purchase price. The ad doesn't mention the fact that it's been sitting in a generally exposed spot, fairly close to the road, in a fairly desolate area on a fairly empty airport... so I can imagine that it's a lot lighter than what it was when it first arrived.

My .02 - your $70k!

Thanks,
Ryan

[cwmc]

Looks like the listing has ended because it was sold?

Trust me, the fuel expense is the least of your worries! At a $75-$100/hr shop rate, maintenence will kill you. You also need to get it recertified to Limited category. You can't fly to airshows under the Restricted category.

Is that another public domain document like the Mustang, Brandon? One would think that removing the cuffed leading edges and any other non-standard stuff would be the majority of the work needed to get it back to conforming to a certifiable configuration.
I'd think someone would need to make a deal with a shop on a fixed cost for the job. The 125K for the props and engines would be a big chunk right there, though!
Chris...

[cwmc]

After seeing this particular A-26 (as it has been the gate guard of Buckeye Municipal Airport for a long while), all I can say is "good luck" to anyone wishing to embark on restoring this baby. The price to buy it may be "reasonable", but the cost you'd sink into restoring it would easily be 7 to 10 times the purchase price. The ad doesn't mention the fact that it's been sitting in a generally exposed spot, fairly close to the road, in a fairly desolate area on a fairly empty airport... so I can imagine that it's a lot lighter than what it was when it first arrived.

My .02 - your $70k!

Thanks,
Ryan

The old boy that owns it has enough stuff to make it complete and if it was my idea to spend money to buy and restore it the deal wouldn't go down without a truck load of parts to make it complete. Still, Don's owned it a long time and he's a junk man from way back. Dealing might make it look like one of those "pickers" shows!
Of course I wouldn't buy any stocker, It'd be an On-Mark for me.
Chris...

[bdk]

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/68e5293c68138954852567350045a554/$FILE/ATTRX5ML/TCL-3-4.pdf

Just have to go through a conformity inspection I guess. The Restricted category might have just been for the retardant tank equipment or a gross weight increase/change in operating limitations.

Is that another public domain document like the Mustang, Brandon? One would think that removing the cuffed leading edges and any other non-standard stuff would be the majority of the work needed to get it back to conforming to a certifiable configuration.
I'd think someone would need to make a deal with a shop on a fixed cost for the job. The 125K for the props and engines would be a big chunk right there, though!
Chris...

[Chris]

The plane is still pretty stock as it still has the carry through spar, not the On-Mark ring spar. I've seen this plane for many years and have a ton of pics. 70k? Nope. Not sure you can do both engines and props for 125k either. My guess would be somewhere between 750k and 1 million for a top of the line restoration. I'm sure that you could pick up one that is already airworthy for a lot less than this one would ultimately cost.