1946 NORTH AMERICAN NAVION, 4,348 TT, E-185 1,272, SIMPLE GEAR UP, GOOD PLANE!
THE
NAVION IS A NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AND BUILT JUST
AFTER WORLD WAR II TO CATER TO THE THOUSANDS OF TRAINED PILOTS RETURNING
FROM THE WAR.
UNLIKE THE CUBS,
TAYLORCRAFTS AND LUSCOMBES, THE NAVION (LIKE THE BONANZA) WAS DESIGNED
AS AN ALL METAL, RETRACTABLE GEAR, 4 PLACE, CROSS COUNTRY MACHINE,
CAPABLE OF BUSINESS TRIPS OR TAKING YOUR WIFE AND ANOTHER COUPLE ON
VACATION OR OUT TO A NICE DINNER IN THE CITY!
DESIGNED
TO BE FAMILIAR TO MILITARY PILOTS, THE NAVION SPORTS A SLIDING CANOPY
OVER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND REAR BAGGAGE AREA AND A TAIL VERY
REMINISENT OF THE FAMOUS P-51 MUSTANG!
MANY
NAVIONS WERE SOLD TO THE MILITARY FOR USE AS LIASON AIRCRAFT (DUE TO
THE COMFORTABLE 4 PLACE CABIN) AND MANY NAVIONS TODAY ARE PAINTED AND
STENCILED WITH AIRFORCE OR NAVY MARKINGS AND ARE TREATED AS “WARBIRDS”
AS WELL AS CLASSICS AT AIRSHOWS.
THIS
AIRPLANE IS LISTED AS A 1946 AIRPLANE IN THE FAA REGISTRY. THE
ORIGINAL NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION LOGBOOK SHOWS THE PRODUCTION TEST
FLIGHTS AS STARTING 1/4/1947.
LATER
IN 1947/EARLY 1948, NORTH AMERICAN SOLD THE RIGHTS TO THE NAVION TO
RYAN, WHO PRODUCED IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE SELLING IT TO TUSCO,
WHO EACH PRODUCED THEIR OWN VERSIONS.
IN 1966 THIS AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN UPGRADE TO THE E-185/205 ENGINE, WHICH IS STILL INSTALLED.
RATED FOR 205 H.P. FOR 5 MINUTES, (TAKEOFF), THEN 185 H.P. CONTINUOUS.
THIS
AIRPLANE HAS BEEN IN MICHIGAN SINCE 1998, BOTH OF WHOM HAD IT
CONSTANTLY AND WELL MAINTAINED, BUT WHO USED THE AIRCRAFT OCCASIONALLY,
RATHER THAN OFTEN (20-25 HOURS PER YEAR) ANNUALS SINCE 2002 HAVE BEEN
CONSISTANT, WITH ONLY 1 6 MONTH LAPSE IN 2011.
NOT A SITTER OR RAMP QUEEN, THIS AIRPLANE WAS TREATED WELL AND STORED INSIDE.
THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE AIRPLANE AT THE OSHKOSH AIRSHOW, AND I PRESUME THE OWNERS USED IT FOR OTHER AIRSHOWS AS WELL.
IN FACT, THE ANNUAL IS CURRENT, AND DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 10/1/2021!
BUT THE AIRPLANE IS NO LONGER PERFECT!
LIKE
ANY RETRACTABLE GEARED AIRPLANE, THE NAVION REQUIRES THAT THE PILOT
REMEMBERS TO PUT THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION BEFORE EVERY
LANDING, NOT JUST MOST LANDINGS. ALSO NO CREDIT IS GIVEN FOR ALL THE
TIMES YOU SUCCESSFULLY DID PUT THE GEAR DOWN, IT STILL REQUIRES IT EVERY
TIME! (DON’T ASK ME HOW I KNOW THIS).
THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR THIS ONE TIME, AT HIS HOME AIRPORT.
YOU
MIGHT IMAGINE THE BELLY SKINS WERE SCRAPED, OR WORSE, THE JOINING STRIP
ON THE BELLY THAT BOLTS THE TWO HALVES OF THE WING TOGETHER, BUT
LUCKILY, YOU WOULD BE WRONG!
THE INBOARD EDGE OF BOTH FLAPS ARE SCRAPED, AND HAVING THEM DOWN SAVED THE BELLY!!
THE
RIGHT FLAP INBOARD HANGER IS SCRAPED THROUGH AS WELL, AND THE LEFT ONE
HAS SOME EROSION BUT NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE RIGHT FLAP FAIRING IS
DEFORMED FROM THE HANGER COMING LOOSE. AND THE STEP IS DAMAGED, BUT NOT
THE ATTACH POINT.
THE EXHAUST PIPES
ARE EACH SLIGHTLY SCRAPED ON THE ENDS AND THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SKIN
DEFORMATION ON THE EDGE OF THE NOSEGEAR WELL (EASILY PATCHED OR
STRAIGHTENED)
AND THAT’S IT!
NO WING DAMAGE, AILERON DAMAGE, TAIL DAMAGE.
NOT EVEN ANY LOWER COWL DAMAGE! LOOK AT THE PHOTOS!
THE CANOPY HAS THE FULL SIDE GLASS MOD, AND IT IS NOT DAMAGED AT ALL.
THE INTERIOR IS “VINTAGE” CLOTH, BUT SERVICEABLE AS IS.
THE DASH HAS BEEN UPDATED TO A MODERN “6 PACK” GUAGE LAYOUT, AND ALL OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS ARE MODERN UNITS!
THE
KING RADIO PANEL UNITS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND ARE NOT INCLUDED, BUT THE
TRAYS ARE INCLUDED AND FULLY WIRED SO YOU CAN GO BACK THIS WAY WITH NO
INSTALL COSTS, OR UPGRADE SOME OR ALL TO MORE MODERN STUFF, WITHOUT
PAYING FOR WHAT YOU DON’T WANT.
OF COURSE THE PROP IS DAMAGED (IT DOES HAVE THE NEW STYLE MV PROP, WITH 550 HOURS SINCE NEW)
THE
E-185/205 HAS 1,272 SMOH AND HAD GOOD COMPRESSIONS AT THE LAST ANNUAL,
BUT E-225’S ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD GIVE THIS AIRPLANE A NICE
BOAST WITH NO MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED, JUST DROP IT IN.
IF
EVEN MORE PERFORMANCE IS WHAT YOU SEEK, IO-470 ENGINES OF 250 AND 260
H.P. WERE INSTALLED IN THESE AIRPLANES BY THE FACTORY IN THE 1960’S, AND
MORE RECENTLY THE 285 H.P. IO-520 AND THE 300 H.P. IO-550 (AVAILABLE
WITH A 4 BLADED PROP FOR THAT REAL “MUSTANG” LOOK!)
SO
INSTALL A LITTLE MORE HORSEPOWER, REPLACE THE FLAPS, INBOARD HANGERS
AND FAIRING AND GO FLYING IN YOUR OWN 1940’S VINTAGE NORTH AMERICAN
NAVION!!
LOCATED IN A HANGER AT THE WILLOW RUN AIRPORT WEST OF DETROIT (ANOTHER WWII LANDMARK, HOME TO THE B-24 LIBERATOR).
WE WILL PAY THE HANGER STORAGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION AND MORE TIME IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR COST IF YOU NEED IT.
PARTS FOR THESE AIRPLANES ARE READILY AVAILABLE, AS ARE ENGINES, SO THIS CAN BE A SHORT TERM PROJECT, NOT A LONG TERM ONE.
AND YOU CAN GO TO OSHKOSH THIS YEAR AS A NAVION OWNER, NOT JUST A NAVION AFFECTIONADO!
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE NEW, ENGINE LOGBOOKS SINCE 1966, PROP LOGS SINCE NEW.
LAST ANNUAL PERFORMED 9/22/2020, NOT A SITTER, STORED INSIDE, NOT A RAMP QUEEN!
ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK INCLUDES 337 FORMS FROM AS FAR BACK AS THE 1940’S!
MODS INCLUDE:
CLEVELAND WHEELS AND BRAKES
JASCO ALTERNATOR AND REGULATOR
NEW STYLE FUEL SELECTOR
ALSO
INCLUDES WEIGHT AND BALANCE, INSPECTION CHECKLIST FORMS, OPERATORS
MANUAL AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS, PILOT CHECKLISTS, RECEIPTS AND OTHER
ASSOCIATED GOOD PAPERWORK.
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE
AND THE KEYS!
THE
NAVION IS A PRACTICAL CLASSIC AND CAN BE UPDATED AS FAR AS YOU WISH OR
FLOWN AS A 4 PLACE “CHEAPIE” QUITE NICELY. EVEN A PRETTY COOL YOUNG
EAGLES RIDE I WOULD THINK!
AND A ‘NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION’ JACKET WOULD LOOK GOOD ON YOU AND YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS TOO!
GOOD BIDDING!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……...DETROIT, MI.......... ..…….. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY.
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!
For sale is our 1970 Rockwell Aero Commander 100-180, 'Lark' with Lycoming O-360 180 HP. This old classic airplane is in great shape. We have used it in our little flying club to get a couple of "tickets" and it's time to move on to more complex machines. It runs great and flies prefectly. It competes with the Cessna 172 but since it has the 180 HP Lycoming engine it climbs faster and hauls a little more. I really like this old bird. Very dependable!
Here are the specs:
Airframe: 4800 total time
Engine: Lycoming O-360 A2F, 875 SMOH , It has the hollow crankshaft for constant speed prop. When we did our first annual inspection (100 hours ago) there was some pitting in the cylinders. Rather than treating the jugs, I sent the engine to AERO ENGINES, Winchester, VA for tear down inspection only to find the crankshaft was cracked. The crank was replaced with all new lower end. Jugs were honed and reinstalled with new rings. Sure feels good to know you made the right decision.
When your friends and family are going to use this airplane, a wise man goes the extra mile for piece of mind. It's a good engine now.
Prop: McCauley
Avionics:
ADSB out
King KY 197
Garmin 327 TPX
MX170 Nav/Com
Narco 122 ILS/VOR
This airplane has a basic electronic set up good for VFR or IFR training. At one time, there was a GPS installed. The tray for it remains but we never could figure out what it was.
Paint is fair but the wings and struts have been recently stripped and painted.
The interior is in fine shape. There are new carpets in it.
The glass is nice and the doors open and close easily. (some of these birds are weak in the doors).
The wheel pants come with the sale.
The Lark is hangered at KIOB in Mt. Sterling KY, about 30 miles east of Lexington.
This aircraft sells with no guarantees (of course) and is sold "As is, Where Is".
A $500.00 deposit is required to hold it for seven days until payment in full is made.
Call 859 473-2668 for inquiries and to make an appointment to look at it. I hope you have as much fun with it as we have.
Specifics
- Deposit amount: 2000.0
- Deposit type: 1