ORIGINAL VOLMER VJ 22 CHUBASCO This is the original Volmer Jensen VJ 22 that
was built by Volmer.
Item specifics ORIGINAL VOLMER VJ-22 CHUBASCO This is the original Volmer Jensen VJ-22 that
was built by Volmer Jensen himself. He is the same guy who helped build the
model of the Starship Enterprise for the famous tv show, Startrek. I don’t know
for sure but the chances are high that parts of the model and this airplane was
built in the same shop in California! The aircraft has recently been brought back to
the US after being damaged in a landing mishap in Canada. The hull and wings were damaged but the
original wings could easily be rebuilt with new spars and 7 or 8 ribs. The front of the hull was damaged with some
ripple effect damage to the hull all the way back to the rear spars making the
hull harder to repair than just starting with a new one. All of the hardware parts are in great shape and every
piece of the original airplane is there, right down to the original data plate
and all logs. The original Cont. 0-200B Pusher
engine is also included with less than 700 SMOH. Engine was run about 1 year ago before I removed it from Chubasco to begin restoring and painting the
original engine pylon which turned out great. All original instruments are
included and a digital KY97A flip flop radio is included in this package. Another Volmer amphibian comes with this deal
so that you can, if you wish, move all of the original parts to an airworthy
airframe. The fiber glassed hull is in
great shape and is ready to start accepting parts from the original donor to
get you flying quickly. It also has logs
and used to be a flying airplane with I believe around 600 hours on it. Brand new covered Champ wings with aftermarket
flaps and a built in wing tank are included. I have receipts for the recent wing rebuild of around
$11,000!!! Just for the wing rebuild! They are very nice. 2
trailers are also included in the auction to help you to haul it home. One is a
16 foot flat bed with dual axles and a total length of 22 feet with a large
tool box on the front of it. No brakes. I estimate
that it is worth an easy $1,500. The second trailer is a custom made boat
trailer that is set up to haul a Volmer hull and also has provisions to haul
wings. Both have great looking tires. They will both need easy to get permits
to use as I have not titled them. Lots of
extra parts. Including an extra canopy with doors for a total of three canopies.
Electric elevator trim, Two wooden pusher propellers. Everything you need to
build a flying VJ-22 or to restore the very 1st Original. All paper work. 2
sets of plans. Put your mind to it and you can have it flying in less than 6
months. This is an Amazing opportunity to own an original famous aircraft at a
fair price. Think of it as a fast build kit with everything included. I have
tried to leave the airplane in as much in one piece as possible so anyone who
would take on the project would have a minimum of questions of
what went where. So, for the market price of highly sought after
custom rebuilt, newly covered Volmer wings with flaps and the correct well
running original O200B with starter and generator, you will basically get
everything else for free. This will be a fun easy project with nearly
everything included to finish as well as a possibility for you to restore a
nationally treasured seaplane. Ed Current date: 2018-09-04
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