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THE ARROW IS A GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY AIRPLANE, PERFECT FOR FAMILIES OR BUSINESS USE.
THE 1973 VERSION LIKE THIS ONE ADDS:
LARGER CABIN
MORE REAR SEAT LEGROOM
EASY TO REMOVE REAR BUCKET SEATS SO MORE/BIGGER/LONGER CARGO
STANDARDIZED DASH LAYOUT THAT WAS SO PERFECT IT STAYED UNCHANGED THROUGH ALL ARROWS INTO THE 1990"S
ALL ARROWS, INCLUDING THIS ONE HAVE THE BENEFITS OF:
LARGE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITH LARGE OUTSIDE DOOR AND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE AREA IN FLIGHT
5 HOURS OF FUEL STANDARD
RELIABLE, FUEL INJECTED ENGINE AND CONSTANT SPEED PROP
THE ARROW IS CERTAINLY A GOOD AIRPLANE, BUT AS HOURS USED, TYPE OF USE, AND DEGREE TO WHICH THEY WERE MAINTAINED CAN VERY SO GREATLY, SOME ARROWS ARE MUCH MORE DESIRABLE, AND VALUABLE THAN OTHERS.
I AM AN ARROW GUY. MY DAD WAS AN ARROW GUY. MY DAD HAD ONE WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, AND I FLEW WITH HIM ALL OVER. THE FIRST COMPANY AIRPLANE WE BOUGHT FOR USE WITH WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT WAS AN ARROW. THE FIRST AIRPLANE I BOUGHT FOR MYSELF WAS AN ARROW. I HAVE SEEN, AND OWNED A LOT OF ARROWS.
THIS IS A NICE ARROW !!
GOOD LOOKING PAINT IN A PLEASING SCHEME AND COLORS
NICE GLASS ALL AROUND
VERY NICE GREY INTERIOR, NICELY UPDATED
TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS A VERY LOW 3,300. (75 HOURS A YEAR AVERAGE FOR IT"S ENTIRE LIFE). NOT A TRAINER, JUST A WELL CARED FOR MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL ON THE LYCOMING IO-360 C1C IS 1175 HOURS.(2000 HOURS RECOMMENDED TIME BETWEEN OVERHAULS)
THIS AIRCRAFT DOES HAVE 2 ISSUES.
1) IT HAS NO RADIOS. MOST ARROWS FROM THE 1970"S STILL HAVE THE OLD KING KX-170B STACK THEY CAME WITH, INCLUDING ADF, THE OLDEST STYLE OF VOR AND GLIDESLOPE INDICATORS KNOWN TO MAN, A DUMB AUDIO PANEL, AND NO INTERCOM.
YOU KNOW YOU IF YOU GET AN AIRPLANE WITH THIS TYPE OF STACK, YOU WILL WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH A MODERN AUDIO PANEL WITH INTERCOM AND MUSIC INPUT, A GARMIN 430 AT LEAST, AND A MODERN TRANSPONDER. WELL YOU WONT HAVE ANY DEINSTALLATION COSTS WITH THIS AIRPLANE, BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS RADIOS ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY GONE !! THE OWNER REMOVED THEM
START WITH A CLEAN SLATE !!
THE 2ND ISSUE IS THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAS DAMAGE !!
THE PILOT OF THIS AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR DID NOT STAY LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN. OF COURSE THATS POSSIBLE, BUT IT MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE THAT HE REMEMBERED TO THROW OUT THE GEAR AT THE LAST MINUTE WHILE FLARING, AND THE LEFT MAIN LOCKED, AND THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WERE MOSTLY OUT, BUT NOT YET LOCKED.
THE RIGHT MAIN STARTED TO RETRACT INTO THE WELL, WHICH CAUSED
THE AIRPLANE TO PULL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT WAS SLOWING DOWN, AND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.
AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING BOTTOM SKIN, JUST INBOARD OF THE TIP TOOK THE WEIGHT, AND THIS SKIN IS DENTED ON THE BOTTOM
ADDITIONALLY, THE MAIN GEAR DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAME OFF IT"S HINGE, AND THE TIE-DOWN RING CAME OFF, AND MADE A CUT IN 1 LOWER WING SKIN
AS THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED BACK, THE TWO EXHAUST PIPES WERE DENTED, AND THE LIGHT ALUMINUM EXHAUST TUBE FOR THE OIL COOLER GOT DEFORMED
THE COWLING ITSELF HAS A SLIGHT "DENT" INBOARD OF THAT SPOT, AND A QUARTER SIZED AREA THAT WILL REQUIRE FIBERGLASS REPAIR
THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR IS MISSING A CHUNK, AND THE LEFT HAS A VERY FINE SCRAPE
THE PROPELLOR HAS BENDS IN BOTH BLADES (YOU REALLY WANT A 3 BLADE ANYWAY, DON"T YOU?
AND THAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE !!
THERE IS NO BELLY DAMAGE, BECAUSE THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE RETRACTED SLOWLY AGAINST THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF THE PUMP, AND NEVER FULLY COLLAPSED !!
THE WING IS OH SO REPAIRABLE, COST EFFECTIVELY !!
THE OUTBOARD UNDERSIDE SKIN THAT IS DENTED IS PART OF THE EXTENSION ADDED TO ARROW WINGS WHEN THE FUSELAGE WAS LENGTHENED . IT IS A SIMPLE SKIN, WITHOUT STRINGERS OR FORMERS OR SPARS !!
EVEN THE LARGER SKIN IS DAMAGED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. THE SKIN THAT IS AFFECTED GOES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK ON ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER SKIN AND RIBS ON THE OTHER, AND THE SPAR ON THE REAR.
THE DAMAGE IS ONLY TO THE ONE SKIN, THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TANK, THE OUTBOARD RIB, OR THE SPAR. (YOU CAN SEE INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE TEAR )
AS THE GEAR ON THE ARROW IS HYDRAULIC, THERE IS NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THEM FOLDING UP (UNLIKE A BONANZA, FOR INSTANCE), AND THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE
SO THIS AIRPLANE MOSTLY NEEDS THOSE TWO WING SKINS, A PROP, AND A PROP STRIKE INSPECTION ON THE ENGINE
WE ARE SELLING THIS AIRPLANE WITH LOGBOOKS FOR THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLOR, AS WELL AS THE FAA BILL OF SALE.
LOCATED IN A HANGER AT THE KEWANEE ILLINOIS AIRPORT, 2 1/2 HOURS WEST OF CHICAGO.
WE WILL PAY THE CHEAP HANGER RENT FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND ANY ADDITIONAL TIME YOU MAY WANT AFTER THAT WILL BE ON YOU.
THIS IS A FAR ABOVE AVERAGE AIRPLANE, AN YOU CAN BE IN IT, FLYING, FOR FAR BELOW WHAT A NICE AIRPLANE WOULD COST.
THIS ONE IS A KEEPER !!
GOOD BIDDING
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT…….....KEWANEE, ILL........ ..…….. 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!
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