Experimental Tcraft

[Bonanza91K]

Does anyone know of an experimental Tcraft for sale. Preferably 150+HP, flaps, etc. but experimental registration first.

Jim

[Nefj40]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

There's a white one on ebay.

[M Towsley]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

I knew I had seen one recently but could not remember where. Here is the link for the Ebay T-Craft: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LSA-Taylorcr...m=301911339297

[3Dreaming]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

It would be interesting to know what form of experimental certification it carries.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

If it is a factory prototype or pre-production prototype experimental be very careful that you can actually FLY it when you get it! If it never got a production type cert it could be a barrel of problems to actually USE it.

Might not be a problem, but be sure BEFORE you buy her. This is NOT like Experimental as in home built!

Hank

[M Towsley]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

Hank, It doesn't appear to be a factory prototype or pre-production as it states in the first sentence of the description: 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D rebuilt and converted to a Model 19.Re-certified as Experimental on 12/2009.

Tom, it states on the registration it is a Thompson Craft, manufacturer: Thompson, Ryan L and it is an Experimental Amateur Built. Not sure if that helps you determine what it is.

[3Dreaming]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

Experimental Amateur Built is the best experimental type to have. There are several different experimental sub types.

I was thinking the FAA had an order in place at the time it says this airplane was converted that you could not change a type certified aircraft into an "Experimental Amateur Built". I know in talking with the local FSDO that even tough I had a letter from the FAA stating a Swick clipwing Taylorcraft met the 51% rule for a amateur built aircraft that it now couldn't be registered that way.

[Stumpy]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

That's a nice airplane....she's at the next aerofield down the way from me...about five miles. Looked her over a time or two, but never looked at the books. I'd heard it was experimental, assumed they'd done it under "exp. exhibition" but I guess not.

[astjp2]

Re: Experimental Tcraft

I can imagine that someone claimed that they built it from scratch...