2017 AUTOGYRO CAVALON, ONLY 77 SNEW! MEET GEORGE JETSON !!(CHEAP) THE CAVALON GYROCOPTER BY AUTO.
Item specifics 2017 AUTOGYRO CAVALON, ONLY 77 SNEW! MEET GEORGE JETSON !!(CHEAP) THE CAVALON GYROCOPTER BY AUTO-GYRO OF GERMANY IS THE MOST FUTURISTIC AIRCRAFT FOR SALE TODAY!!A TWO SEAT SIDE BY SIDE SEAT AIRCRAFT WITH SMOOTH COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION, FAIRINGS FOR EXTRA SPEED, LED LANDING AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS, AND A COMPLETELY MODERN LOOK AND FEATURES THROUGHOUT!!WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU FIRST THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE FLYING CARS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN PICTURES OF, OR GO BACK AND LOOK AT GEORGE JETSONS FLYING CAR, THEY DIDN’T LOOK HALF AS GOOD OR “SPACY” AS THIS AUTOGYRO!!AN AUTOGYRO IS A TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, IN USE SINCE THE 1930’S, THAT IS VERY SHORT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (SLIGHT GROUND ROLL ON TAKE-OFF, NOT MUCH OF ONE REQUIRED ON LANDING) THAT USES A HELICOPTER-LIKE 2 BLADE MAIN ROTOR OVERHEAD, BUT UNLIKE HELICOPTERS, THE ROTOR ISNT POWERED, IT STARTS SPINNING WHEN THE CRAFT STARTS TO MOVE FORWARD, AND KEEPS THE CRAFT ALOFT WITHOUT WINGS, USING THE SPINNING BLADES FOR LIFT.FORWARD MOTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A GAS ENGINE, BUT RECENTLY THE AUTO-GYRO HAS STARTED TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRIC POWERED VERSION!!AS THE ENGINE IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS SALE, YOU ARE FREE TO INSTALL YOUR OWN ROTAX (912S, 914 OR 915IS HAVE ALL BEEN INSTALLED, OR AN ENGINE YOU HAVE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT, OR BATTERIES AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, YOU CHOOSE!!THIS 2017 AIRCRAFT HAS ONLY 77 HOURS OF ELEPSED TIME ON THE AIRFRAME SINCE NEW!!UNFORTUNATELY AN INEXPERIENCED PILOT WAS ON THE CONTROLS THIS DAY, AND THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT REACT FAST ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE STUDENTS BAD DECISION (EVEN THOUGH THIS AIRPLANE HAS FULL DUAL CONTROLS).THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER ONTO IT’S LEFT SIDE, AND THE DAMAGE IS TO THE LEFT SIDE.THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE IS TO THE QUICK-REMOVE, GULL-WING OPENING DOOR, WHICH IS HEAVILY DAMAGED, BUT READILY REPLACEABLE IN 5 MINUTES !!THERE IS SOME CRACKING OF THE LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE, BENEATH THE UNDAMAGE WINDSHIELD AND FORWARD OF THE DOOR, BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, NOST OF WHAT IS VISIBLE IS BLACK SKID MARKS, NOT ACTUALLY DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SMAL CRACKS ANS A FEW SCRAPED ARES ON THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE!!THE LEFT WHEELPANT IS BROKEN, BUT THE RIGHT IS UNDAMAGED AND THE NOSE PANT IS ONLY SLIGHTLY CHIPPED.THE NOSE FORK BROKE THE WELD THAT HOLDS IT TO THE NOSE STRUT, BUT NITHER THE STRUT MOUNT NOR THE FORK OF NOSEWHEEL APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED!THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED!!THE TAIL FEATHERS ARE MOUNTED TO A SLIM CURVED BOOM, AND THE BOOM IS UNDAMAGED. THE TAIL FEATHERS THEMSELVES ARE INTACT, WITH ONLY SLIGHT SCRAPING AND DELAMINATION OF THE TRAILING EDGE.THE 4 SMALL STEEL MOUNTING RINGS THAT HOLD THE TAILFEATHERS TO THE BOOM SNAPPED AT THE WELDS, BUT DID NOT PULL THE BOLTS OUT, AND WILL BE A QUICK, EASY REWELD.AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE THE 2 ROTOR BLADES ARE BENT, BUT AS THE BLADES FREEWHEEL, THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD OR BE HURT, AND THE MAIN SHAFT AND EVEN THE FAIRINGS LOOK GOOD.THE COWLINGS, FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNT ARE COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED, AND THE ENGINE CONTROL CABLES AND WIRING ARE INTACT, NOT CUT.THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT IS TO THE RIGHT DOOR WINDOW, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN AFTER THE INCIDENT, NOT DURING.THE INTERIOR LOOKS FANTASTIC, AS YOU SHOULD EXPECT, IN DARK GREY AND LIGHT GREY SOFT CLOTH, WITH SCULPTED AND COMFORTABLE HIGH BACK SEATS WITH REASONABLE BOLSTERS.DUAL STICKS AND DUAL RUDDER PEDAL SETS.THE DASH INCLUDES ALL OF THE ANALOG ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION, AND DIGITAL DISPLAY AIRSPEED AND ALTIMETER INSTRUMENTS, PLUS ALL CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND SWITCHES.THE 3 BLADE COMPOSITE PROP WAS DAMAGED, BUT WE ARE INCLUDING IT AND THE SPINNER.THIS AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT CATEGORY, AND WAS GRANTED AN AIRWORTHNESS CERTIFICATE 7/21/2017, WHICH IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SALE, ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA, THE FAA BILL OF SALE, AND EVEN THE KEYS !!THESE AIRCRAFT SELL FOR NEARLY $100,000 NEW !!AS AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL, ANYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO REPAIR OR MODIFY THIS AIRPLANE, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, OR DONE IN ONLY ONE CERTAIN WAY !!THIS GIVES THE REPAIRER LOTS OF FLEXABILITY.I HAVE BEEN ASSUMING THAT THE BUYER OF THIS AIRCRAFT WILL MOUNT AN ENGINE, REPLACE THE ROTORS, AND GO FLY, BUT I CAN IMAGINE SOME OF YOU LOOKING AT THIS FUTURISTIC AIRPLANE AND THINKING DISPLAY, OR PROP, OR SET DRESSING, OR MOUNT IT AS A SIGN OR MOUNT A VIDEO SCREEN ON THE DASH AND USE IT AS THE MOST HIGH-TECH, ROLL AROUND VIDEO GAME STATION EVER !!!!WHAT YOU DO WITH IT IS YOUR CHOICE !!STORED INSIDE AT OUR LOCATION AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (KMIC), CRYSTAL MINNESOTA, JUST A FEW MILES NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS PROPER.WE WILL STORE THIS AIRCRAFT FOR 30 DAYS AT NO CHARGE, AND ARE OPEN UNTIL 12/22 OF THIS YEAR, AND AGAIN FROM THE 26TH THRU THE 28TH, IF YOU INTEND THIS AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, FOR YOURSELF OR OTHERS!IT WOULD LOOK GREAT WITH A NICE BIG BOW !!THIS AIRCRAFT ROLLS EASILY ON ITS BIF MAIN WHEELS, IS LESS THAN 15 FEET LONG, LESS THAN 6’ WIDE AND ONLY WEIGHS LESS THAN 500 POUNDS, SO IT HANDLES AND WILL LOAD EASILY.THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD !! THE OTHERS WILL COST YOU $80-100,000WHAT A FUN AIRPLANE THIS IS !!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.
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!
On Mar-17-17 at 11:07:42 PDT, seller added the following information: Add a map to your own listings. FREE Trial ! Current date: 2018-12-14
