“, flown regularly, always kept current.” Beech 1980 1980 Bonanza A 36 Prop Jet, Great IFR panel.
Item specifics
| Used |
| “Used, flown regularly, always kept current.” |
| Make: | Beech | Model Year: | 1980 |
Airframe Total Time : 3351.8 Hrs
Engine: 420HP Allison 250-B17C S/N CAE-880346
-Keystone Turbine tracks all the times,
TTSN: 2329 Hrs, 700 hrs since the conversion in 1999. Conversion by Henry Van Kestern,
Time Since New Compressor and all Wheels : 75.3 Hrs (HSI)
Prop: Hartzell HC-B3TF-7A, with de-ice boots
Avionics:
-Garmin 530 WAAS
-Garmin SL30
-Garmin MX20 MFD with TCAS 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, just overhauled, works Great!
Exterior: New Paint Nov 2013, Useful load of 1480lbs., Osborne Tip Tanks,
Interior: Gray Leather New 2002, (All new side plastic New 2014.)
-6 place Club seating, or the middle row can be flipped for Forward facing,
-IFR Cert Due 5/28/2018, current GPS data base.
-Twenty Gal Tip Tanks for 114 Gallons total useable,
-Fuel Flow System; Factory O2, out of cert, but all there.
-Electric Air Conditioning, Electric Heat,
-It"s an Experimental Aircraft, all the benefits and liberty of the Experimental Category, but you can"t use it in a commercial business.
-Once you fly a turbo-prop, you will never go back to piston!
Climb at 2,000+ FPM, cruise at 190-210 KTAS, burning 25-27 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 turbo-prop.
-Stored in climate controlled hangar, all logs since new.
-Worth $250k in parts alone; Engine $200k, Prop $30k, avionics $20k
-Feel free to ask any and all questions.... John 717-515-3434 located at KLNS
-Condition Inspection due Oct 2017!!!
-This is the VanKesteren N17VK, as featured in Custom Planes Magazine, May 2001. Magazine and other docs go with the plane.
Here is a great article about one company that does the conversion, the aircraft for sale in this ad is not a Tradewinds aircraft, but nearly identical:
here 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.
Some have asked who did the conversion: answer: 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 Land
707’s, 720’s, Lears, Citations, Sabreliners, Eclipse Jet
Commercial Privileges:
Airplane Single Engine Land & Sea
Rotorcraft Helicopter
Instrument Helicopter
A & P License
He 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 :-)
Please feel free to call me to discuss, my past 7 airplanes have all been "Experimental"
John 717-515-3434
Current date: 2016-09-17