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Experimental Taylor Sport with covered fuselage and tail feathers plus cowling and nose bowl. Wings are completely rebuilt certified with two new spars in one and inspection passed spars in the other, stamped ribs but no tanks. New hardware and drag wires throughtout. Asking $13K. If you want to build your own wings fuselage minus wings $3500. Co 
ntact me at [email protected] for more details Pics show wings during rebuild.
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Really like to hear more details on this plane! I have your F-19 in the database but this one would be hard to put in without the N number and serial number you will be using. Has to be a wealth of info on how you got all the paperwork done! I would have loved doing this!
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The fuselage was welded up by a builder that has passed. He said the front half of the fuselage was purchased from Mr. Barber and he then completed it similar to a Taylor Sport. The Taylor Sport was built by the group in Texas in the 1990s as a venture into the Light Sport Aircraft market. It is my understanding that the Taylor Sport design they used was similar to the Taylorcraft design from the 1940s that Taylorcraft decided not to build. I wonder if the design was included with the fixtures and drawings they purchased. Perhaps others in this group may be able to shed some light on this subject.
I built the wings as certified Taylorcraft wings since that is what they used on the Sport. If experimental I planned on using poly tanks from either Rans or Kitfox suppliers. If I didnt complete the Sport I could sell the wings for any certified Tcraft and standard tanks could be installed.
I do not have an N number yet and still researching if any certified LSA Taylor Sport craft were actually built or if they were just experimental.
With many guys complaining about the high cost of owning an aircraft I thought this would be a nice inexpensive proven design project to get in the air.
Just to clarify that the F-19 you mentioned that was mine is actually a F21A.
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There was one Taylorcraft Sport built that I am aware of, and it somehow was certificated as a SLSA. It was built in the mid 2000's. The light sport rules went into effect in 2004. This doesn't help with certification of future airplanes in the same category.
If you are using a previously uncertified airframe, and you can show that more than 50% was built for entertainment or education it could be certified as a EAB. The wings will be good for the project, but not sure about the legality of selling a set of wings you built up from parts as wings for a certified airplane.Comment
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Thanks for the useful information. If it was a Special LSA it is my understanding it was the one built by the factory in order to get the FAA certification. By chance do you know if it is still flying or registered? I agree it does not help with other certifications such as mine since I do not have any tie back to the factory or its parts as an assembled craft or kit. This is why I titled the sale as an experimental Taylor Sport. I do have pics and such to prove it follows the 51% rule.
The wings were rebuilt from a certified Taylorcraft. As you know most wings found are usually not airworthy and require a complete disassembly and is what I had to do, which led to the spar replacements and other components. Since I rebuilt them certified I would think they could be used in either application, being no different than rebuilding a donor wing for another Tcraft. I do have the spar tags for the replacement spars and paperwork for other components.
In some respects, this project brings some more interesting history to the Taylorcraft brand. If I cannot sell it, I will complete it after I finish two other projects I am working on. It seems too good to part out or scrap!
Also, I am open to any offers because I would like to see this go to a deserving pilot or builder willing to complete and fly.Comment
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N170TX, it is now registered as experimental previously issued an airworthiness certificate under CFR 21.190.
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Would like to learn more about N-170TX. It (and the owner) are in the database but no photos or what condition the plane is in. I would think you could built more of them with data and they would be "Home Built" Experimentals!
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