Saw These Sad Remains of 67-15234 Today

[L-4Pilot]

Stored outside the back of the paint shop. T-41B 67-15234, pretty bad condition.

[PropsRule]

After seeing the fantastic restoration job you did on your T-41, I think it's almost worth having a crack at!

Stupid question: Are there any civilian Cessna types that have interchangeable parts with the T-41? I'm guessing C172/182/Hawk XP, perhaps?

[DH82EH]

After the road you have just been down, I can only imagine how you must have felt seeing this sad remnant.

The only useable part of this would be the data plate and maybe the shadow

Andy

[Aahz]

The only useable part of this would be the data plate and maybe the shadow

How does one go about reusing an airplane's shadow? I mean, you could *never* match its original color ...

[Fouga23]

Would make a perfect cockpit exhibit for a museum!

[DH82EH]

Good one Aahz

Andy

[JohnB]

Where is the paint shop?

[L-4Pilot]

After seeing the fantastic restoration job you did on your T-41, I think it's almost worth having a crack at!

Stupid question: Are there any civilian Cessna types that have interchangeable parts with the T-41? I'm guessing C172/182/Hawk XP, perhaps?

Good Morning,

A lot of parts on the T-41B are interchangeable with other Cessna aircraft and have the same part #s. The seats are the same as a Cessna O-2 as are the engines, the main gear is from a C-182. The interior panels are the same material as the L-19, O-2 and will fit with minor alterations.

The aircraft is built on the Cessna 175 type certificate so there are some differences in the fuselage and wings but a lot of Cessna 172 series aircraft parts are the same. The T-41B is 28 volt like the L-19 and O-2.

The T-41A is a different aircraft (built on C-172 type certificate) and is a stock 172 with theO-300 145 hp engine.

Steve

[L-4Pilot]

Where is the paint shop?

Florala, Al., the aircraft belongs to a Banner Tow operation out of Navarre, Fl. It went down years ago after an engine failure, landed on soft ground. I was told some damage happened during recovery and during the removal of engine and instruments.

The wings don't look that bad and it has good cowlings.

[PropsRule]

Hello L-4 Pilot,

Ah yes, the C175! Should have thought of that one too. Thanks for the info. I always thought ALL the T-41 variants were just stock 172s in military paint. How wrong I was!

Close relatives, yes, identical... Not by a long shot!

[L-4Pilot]

So do you think the paint shop might be interested in parting with this plane

The aircraft is owned by a Banner Tow Company, he is a good customer of the paint/maintenance shop and the plane is stored there. I don't have a contact phone number for them but here is the registration which is still current. Good luck,

The Cessna serial # is 15235 and the Army serial # is 15234, the final Cessna serial # for the T-41B run was 255. The first T-41B had Army serial # 000

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ertxt=2427

[JohnB]

The damaged T-41B N2427 is still registered with the FAA. It sounds like a rebuild was planned (and perhaps still is).