“, but nice” Beech 1980 Turbine Bonanza Conversion1980 Bonanza A 36TC Turboprop Conversion, Great.
Item specifics
| Used |
| “Used, but nice” |
| Make: | Beech | Model Year: | 1980 |
Airframe Total Time: 3391.8 Hrs Engine: 420HP Allison 250-B17C S/N CAE-880346
Keystone Turbine tracks all the times, TTSN: 2359 Hrs, 3,500 hr TBO. Tons of life left on all engine components.
Time Since New Hot Section: 708 Hrs, due in 1067 hrs
Time since CZI and overhaul: 79.3 Hrs, with all new wheels, 1216 hrs till impeller is due.
Fuel Control, and fuel pump units just overhauled by Keystone, 3 hrs SOH, 2000 TBO on FCU, 3500 TBO on pump.
I have a component time sheet that I can email as well. Prop: Hartzell HC-B3TF-7A, Hot boots, Full Feather and Reverse.
301.6 TTSNEW, (2006), overhauled in 2014 by East Coast Propeller, 133 TSOH Avionics: -Garmin 530 WAAS -Garmin SL30 -Garmin MX20 MFD with Traffic and Terrain -Garmin GMA 340, 6 place intercom -Garmin GTX 330 transponder, ADS-B compliant with just a software upgrade and cable -KFC 200 autopilot with FD, recently overhauled, works Great!
Exterior: New Paint Nov 2013, Useful load of 1450 lbs. Interior: Gray Leather New 2002, (All new side plastic New 2014.)
-6 place Club seating, or the middle row can be flipped for 6 Forward facing,
-Condition Inspection due Oct 2017!!
-IFR Cert Due 5/28/2018, current GPS data base.
-Osborne Twenty Gal Tip Tanks for 114 Gallons total useable,
-Both Fuel Bladders replaced with new this year!
-EI Fuel Flow Computer,
-Factory O2, bottle needs re-cert., I have a small tank I use when it’s just me.
-Electric Air Conditioning, Electric Heat, and Bleed Air heat.
-Once you fly a turbo-prop, you will never go back to piston! Climb at 2,000+ FPM, cruise at 185-210 KTAS, burning 25-29 gal/hr, NO shock cooling, come down at 1500 FPM if you want, Near STOL take off and landing, etc, etc, etc.... check out some articles on these planes......ONLY selling because my kids are getting bigger, looking to move to bigger plane.
Link: here to me flying at 10,000 doing 180KIAS, 206KTAS burning 25.3Gal/hr here to a walk around in the hangar: here >-Stored in climate controlled hangar, all logs since new.
This is the VanKesteren N17VK, featured in Custom Planes Magazine, May 2001. Magazine comes with it, and other docs.
I"ve been getting a lot of questions about Experimental Airworthiness Cert. This is a Non-STCed conversion, pretty much the same as the Tradewinds, it has the added front braces for motor-mount strength, etc. The air-frame is as strong as the original A36 TC Bonanza. The FAA only has one place for a non-stc engine conversion; "Experimental" Classification, with an "Exhibition" sub-category. This happens more that you think, I know of at least one Beech Starship, and many other turbine conversion that are under the same thing.
Please feel free to call me to discuss, I’ve owned many "Experimental’s” over the years.
I can email a link to all log books, Serious buyers only, John 717-515-3434
Some have asked who did the conversion: Henry Van Kesteren : He established VK Aircraft, a company formed to “only deal in airplanes that interest me.”Over the years, he bought countless aircraft that “interested” him and sold them to pilots only after he was confident they were qualified and capable. After building a Lancair IV-P, through VK Aircraft, he continued in experimental work, developing several STCs to enhance aircraft performance. He developed a prototype turbine Piper Malibu and Beechcraft Bonanza. In 2001, the FAA recognized his achievements with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic’s Award. In 2013, the FAA again recognized his achievements with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.Van held the following FAA Certificates:ATP Airplane Multiengine Land707’s, 720’s, Lears, Citations, Sabreliners, Eclipse JetCommercial Privileges:Airplane Single Engine Land & SeaRotorcraft HelicopterInstrument Helicopter A & P LicenseHe has been a current instructor since 1945 with the following:Airplane Single and Multi Engine Rotorcraft-Helicopter Instrument Airplane and Helicopter
He seems like a qualified builder :-)
Current date: 2017-05-05