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Visit my eBay store Sign up for newsletter Search Store AIRCRAFT AVIONICS PARTS ENGINES NAV-COMS Items On Sale THE BEECH TRAVEL AIR IS THE TRUE "TWIN BONANZA"ALTHOUGH BEECHCRAFT HAD ALREADY USED THAT NAME ON A BIGGER AIRPLANE THAT HAD NO PARTS IN COMMAN WITH THE SINGLE ENGINED BONANZA, THE TRAVEL AIR USED THE BONANZA FUSELAGE, ALONG WITH SOME PARTS FROM THE STRENGTHENED MILITARY VERSION OF THE BONANZA, THE MENTOR.LIKE THE BONANZA, THE TRAVEL AIR WAS PERIODICALLY UPGRADED BY THE FACTORY TO MAKE IT FASTER, SAFER, MORE USEFUL, OR MORE MODERN LOOKING.THE BASIC LAYOUT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS A BONANZA FUSELAGE, WITH 2 LYCOMING 180 H.P. DYNA-FOCAL MOUNT (FOR SMOOTHNESS) ENGINES, WHICH GIVE IT GOOD SPEED (200 MILES PER HOUR), WITH GREAT RANGE (OVER 1000 MILES), IN A GREAT HANDLING PACKAGE, WITH RUGGED RELIABLE SYSTEMS, FROM THE ENGINES TO THE LANDING GEAR TO THE CONTROL SURFACESTHIS 1965 BEECH TRAVEL AIR IS THE LATER MODEL D95A VERSION, WHICH CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH MANY MODIFICATIONS THAT MADE IT RIGHT IN STEP WITH THE BONANZA AND BARONS OF THE DAY.TRAPIZOIDAL 3RD REAR SIDE WINDOW, WITH LONGER INTERNAL FUSELAGE FOR A BIG REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTLONGER NOSE, BALANCES THE AIRPLANE BETTER VISUALLY, ADDS SPEED, AND INCREASES THE SIZE OF THE FRONT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.INSIDE, THE BUCKET SEATS ARE NICER, AND THE DASH IS REDESIGNED WITH A CENTER STACK FOR AVIONICS, AND A TRUE SIX-PACK LAYOUT FOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS.IF THIS DASH LAYOUT LOOKS FAMILIAR, IT IS BECAUSE IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A BARON !!TRAVEL AIRS WERE OFTEN USED IN FLIGHT TRAINING, BECAUSE THEY GIVE A DOCILE FEEL, BUT HIGH PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES, WITH A MUCH LOWER FUEL BURN AND ENGINE MAINTAINENCE COSTS.THIS AIRPLANE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE WORN OUT, 10,000 HOUR TOTAL TIME FLIGHT SCHOOL DOGS !!PRIVATELY OWNED AND FLOWN AS A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY AIRPLANE.THE PAINT IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION, BUT WITHOUT ANY ADORNMENT OR STRIPING BEYOND THE GOLD N NUMBERS.I THOUGHT THIS WAS A LITTLE STRANGE, LIKE MAYBE THE STRIPING HAD JUST NEVER BEEN COMPLETED, BUT THE LITTLE CARTOON PAINTED ON THE TAIL "CASPER, THE FRIENDLY GHOST" MAKES ME THINK THEY JUST LIKED THE PURE WHITE LOOK.INSIDE, THE TAN LEATHER SEATS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION (THE 4TH SEAT, NOT SHOWN IN PHOTOS, IS ALSO INCLUDED, WE WILL SEND IT TO THE BUYER AT NO CHARGE)EQUIPPED WITH A RAMS HORN STYLE SINGLE YOKE, BUT A DUAL YOKE IS AVAILABLE, FROM US OR OTHERS, IF YOU WANT ONE FOR TWIN TRAINING IN THE FUTURE.WIRED FOR A SIMPLE KING AVIONICS PACKAGE, TRAYS AND HARNESSES ARE INSTALLED AND INCLUDED FOR A KING AUDIO PANEL, AKING NAV-COM, KING DME AND KING TRANSPONDER, BUT NO PANEL UNITS OR INDICATORS ARE INCLUDED, SO YOU ARE FREE TO ADD WHATEVER AVIONICS MEET YOUR MISSION PROFILE, OR STRIKE YOUR FANCY.ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION IS INCLUDED, EXCEPT THE ELECTRIC TURN COORDINATOR AND VACUMN D.G, WHICH ARE REMOVED AND NOT INCLUDED.ALL SWITCHGEAR AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION, INTERCOM SYSTEM, ETC. ARE STILL INSTALLED, AS SHOWNTHIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LIGHT, ISOLATED DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT MADE A GOOD LANDING, IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, WITHOUT REMEMBERING TO FLIP THAT LITTLE ROUND GEAR SWITCH DOWN (EVERY RETRACTABLE PILOT HAS DONE IT, OR WILL DO IT)THE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE IS VERY, VERY LIGHT !THERE IS SCRAPING TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AT THE TRAILING EDGES, BUT THEY ARE NOT DESTROYEDTHE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS STEP, WHICH WORE OF AT THE BOTTOM.THE ANGLE OF THE AIRPLANE UP ON THE STEP ALLOWED THE INBOARD LEFT GEAR DOOR TO SCRAPE SLIGHTLY, AND THERE IS A SINGLE PANEL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT NACELLE THAT IS ALSO SCRAPED (NOT DESTROYEDBOTH FLAPS ARE SCRAPED AND BENT ON THIER TRAILING EDGES, BUT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WING !!NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO ANY OF THE LANDING GEAR !! (SITTING ON GEAR NOW WITH NO ISSUES)AS THE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE OR FOLD IN, (WAS NEVER SELECTED DOWN) THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACTUATING RODS OR GEAR TRANSMISSIONEVEN THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE HAS ONLY MINOR SCRAPING, AS A MARKER BEACON ANTENNA SEEMS TO HAVE ACTED LIKE A SKID, AND TOOK MUCH OF THE FORCE !!BOTH 180 H.P. LYCOMING ENGINES SUFFERED PROP STRIKES AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE, SO THEY HAVE BEEN UNBOLTED, ALONG WITH THE BENT PROPS AND ACCESSORIES FORWARD OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE.AS YOU CAN SEE, THE UNDAMAAGED ENGINE MOUNTS, ALONG WITH CABLES AND WIRING, ARE UNDAMAGED AND INCLUDED, AS ARE THE INDUCTION AIR BOXES.SOLD WITH AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE BRAND SPANKING NEW IN NOV OF 1964 (THE 9TH 1965 D95A BUILT) TO THE PRESENTLAST ANNUAL WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL OF 2015, SO THIS AIRPLANE IS LEGALLY STILL IN CALENDER ANNUAL UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH !! NOT A SITTER !!MIDWEST BASED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND TEXAS BEFORE THAT, SO THIS IS A VERY CLEAN AIRFRAME, NOT A FLORIDA CORROSION BUCKET LIKE SOME OTHERS I HAVE SEEN !!LOCATED 600 N.M. NORTHWEST OF IT"S HOMEBASE (AND OURS) OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN., THIS AIRPLANE IS CURRENTLY ON THE RAMP AT THE REGINA, SK, CANADA AIRPORT. THE OWNERS HAD SOME BUSINESS UP THERE WHEN THEY HAD THE ISSUE LANDING, IT ISNT BASED OR REGISTERED IN CANADA.SINCE IT IS A CURRENTLY REGISTERED N NUMBERED AIRPLANE, BRINGING THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE U.S., EITHER BY TRUCK OR BY INSTALLING GOOD PROPS AND ENGINES AND FLYING IT OUT, WILL NOT INCURE A DUTY OR FEE (U.S. GOODS BEING RETURNED TO THE U.S.)IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT IN CANADA, YOU WILL NEED TO DEREGISTER IT IN CANADA, THEN RE-REGISTER WITH A "C" NUMBER. THE PAPERWORK WE WILL SUPPLY WILL ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT.WE WILL PAY THE TIE-DOWN FEE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND IT IS REASONABLE IF YOU NEED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THAT.SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS, FAA BILL OF SALE, FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK, 337"S AND OTHER PAPERWORK.THIS IS A FAR NICER TRAVEL AIR THAN MOST, WITH LESS TIME THAN MOST, WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE, AND IT WILL MAKE A GREAT FAMILY AIRPLANE, OR PUT IT ON YOUR FLIGHTLINE AS A NICER THAN AVERAGE TRAINER, OR MAYBE EVEN USE IT AS AN ALL AROUND DONOR IF YOU HAVE ONE OR MORE HIGH TIME, CLAPPED OUT TRAVEL AIRS.WE ARE SELLING IT SO CHEAP, THE RIGHT BUYER IS GOING TO GET A REAL STEAL !!GOOD BIDDING.
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.
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