1947 BELLANCA 14-13-2 CRUISAIR SENIOR, 2820 TT, 396 SMOH 150H.P. FRANKLIN,
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1947 BELLANCA 14-13-2 CRUISAIR SENIOR, 2820 TT, 396 SMOH 150H.P. FRANKLIN, LE DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, CUTE, FUN, CHEAP! Giuseppe Bellanca WAS AN AMERICAN ENGINEER OF ITALIAN BIRTH WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCES ON GENERAL AVIATION IN IT’S FIRST 100 YEARS! AMONG HIS 45 PATENTS IS THE WORLDS FIRST RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR! HIS DESIGN FOR A HIGH-LIFT WING WAS USED THROUGHOUT COMMERCIAL AVIATION AND ENABLED LONG RANGE PASSENGER FLIGHTS. HIS DESIGN FOR A NEW YORK TO PARIS AIRCRAFT WAS READY 2 YEARS BEFORE THE SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS, BUT WAS HELD UP BY A LAWSUIT, SO THAT LINDBURG WAS ALLOWED TO GO FIRST! WHEN IT FLEW 2 WEEKS AFTER LINDBURG, IT FLEW FARTHER, FASTER, WITH A WINDSHIELD YOU COULD SEE OUT OF AND HELD 2 PEOPLE. IT PUT GIUSEPPE ON THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE! HIS LIGHT AIRCRAFT WERE ALWAYS KNOWN AS FAST FOR THE HORSEPOWER, WITH THE PREWAR AIRPLANES BEING SMALL RADIAL ENGINE POWERED. HIS POSTWAR DESIGN, THE 14-13, WAS POWERED BY A MODERN 150 H.P. 6 CYLINDER FRANKLIN, A BULLET-PROOF ENGINE STILL IN USE ON MANY ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC AIRPLANES, LIKE THIS ONE HERE! THE 14-13 OF 1946 AND THE IMPROVED 14-13-2, THE TYPE FOR SALE HERE, WERE 4 PLACE, LOW WING CABIN MONOPLANES WITH RETRACTABLE MAIN LANDING GEAR. A DISTINTIVE FEATURE ARE THE OVAL ENDPLATES ON THE TIPS OF THE HORIZONTALS, WHICH WE NOW KNOW NOT ONLY INCREASED THE STABILITY BUT ALSO ACTED LIKE A MODERN WINGLET! THE “TRIPLE-TAIL” LOOK AND THE WOOD WINGS OF THE 14-13 SERIES GAVE THE CRUISAIR SENIOR THE NICKNAME “CARDBOARD CONSTALLATION”. UNLIKE THE MANY PUDDLE JUMPERS PRODUCED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES AFTER THE WAR, THE 14-13 WAS A FAST, COMFORTABLE CROSS COUNTRY AIRPLANE, WITH LOGBOOK ENTRIES I FOUND WITH 5 ½ HOUR AND 6 HOUR FLIGHTS AROUND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA AND UTAH IN THE EARLY 1950’S! 150 MPH CRUISE SPEEDS DUE TO THE SLIPPERY, SMOOTH WING AND FUSELAGE, GIUSEPPE’S AERODYNAMIC MAGIC AND THE TRUSTY FRANKLIN! CESSNA 195 SPEEDS ON HALF THE FUEL! THE 14-13-2 VERSION LIKE THIS ONE HAS LONGER HORIZONTALS, SMALLER ENDPLATES AND AN OUTSIDE BAGGAGE DOOR FOR CONVIENIENCE! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL 14-13 BELLANCAS PAINTED, LIKE THIS ONE, IN ITALIAN RACING RED! MAYBE IT IS JUST A CLASSIC LOOK, OR MAYBE IT IS TO HONOR GIUSEPPE, BUT I LIKE IT. THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN MODERN STITS POLYFIBER. THE ENGINE HAS ONLY 396 HOURS SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL, AND COMPRESSIONS AT THE LAST ANNUAL IN 2020 WERE ALL 70 AND ABOVE! THIS NEAT AIRPLANE SUFFERED DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS LEAD IN A FORMATION FLIGHT AND LANDED LONG TO ACCOMMODATE THE PLANES BESIDE HIM. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND RAN LONG, INTO SOME BUSHES AND A SMALL TREE. AS A RESULT, THERE ARE SMALL NICKS AND SCRATCHES ALONG THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. ALL VERY LIGHT AND INNOCENT DAMAGE. THE TREE IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WOOD WING, FORWARD OF THE MAIN SPAR, INBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE, WHICH ALSO WASN’T DAMAGED. THE PLYWOOD OF THE WING LEADING EDGE AND IT.S FABRIC COVERING WILL REQUIRE PATCHING IF YOUR INTENT WAS TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE, AND REPAIR FOR FINAL AIRWORTHINESS STATUS. THE FIXED PITCH PROP SUFFERED SOME PAINT NICKS, BUT NO BENDING AT ALL AND NO DAMAGE THAT WONT FILE OUT AS YOU WOULD AT ANNUAL. WITH ITS HEAVY CRANKSHAFT AND PROP FLANGE, THE FRANKLIN ENGINE HAS NO A.D. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEARDOWN, AND YOU WOULDN’T EVEN ON A LYCOMING OR CONTINENTAL ANYWAY SINCE YOU CAN RESTORE THE PROP TO AIRWORTHINESS WITH A PAINT JOB! THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE NOTED WAS TO THE trailing edge OF BOTH FLAPS! IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN PRE-EXISTING DAMAGE FROM TOUCHING THE HANGER SUPPORT POLES AND THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE THIS WAY! THERE IS NO LEFT WING DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE LEADING EDGE NICKS AND SCUFFS, NO GEAR DAMAGE, NO TAIL DAMAGE, NO WINDSHIELD OR DOOR DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT’S SIDE WINDOW (FLAT PLEXI) IS CRACKED. TE INTERIOR IS “CLASSIC” RED SOFT CLOTH, ALSO FOUND IN SOME OF NEW ORLEANS FINEST HOUSES OF ILL REPUTE IN THE DAY! THE DASH HAS BEEN MODERNIZED GREATLY, WITH MODERN GYRO INSTRUMENTS IN A SIX-PACK CONFIGURATION, CENTER STACK FOR AVIONICS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND MODERN SWITCHGEAR FOR THE ELECTRICAL. THE BRAKES ARE S.T.C.’D CLEVELANDS AND THE RETRACTION MECHANISM FOR THE GEAR IS HYDRAULIC. LOGBOOKS ARE INCLUDED FROM 1953 (NO MENTION OF WHAT BECAME OF THE FIRST ONES, AND CONTINUE TO 2020! THE ANNUAL JUST EXPIRED THIS YEAR, SO THE SLIGHTLY DUSTY LOOK OF THE AIRPLANE CAN BE BLAMED ON THE OPEN T HANGER, NOT ON YEARS OF SITTING! THE MCCAULEY PROPELLOR WAS INSTALLED NEW IN 2006! IN ADDITION TO THE LOGBOOKS, PAPERWORK INCLUDES: ORIGINAL TYPE “HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS” BELLANCA CRUISAIR SENIOR, WITH DIAGRAMS. FRANKLIN 6A4-150 -B3 OPERATORS MANUAL DELCO-REMY AIRCRAFTELECTRICL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS MANUAL WEIGHT AND BALANCE INFO WITH DIAGRAMS SERVICE BULLITEN COPIES PAST REGISTRATION HISTORY PARTS MANUAL 337’S GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1/18/1948! AD COMPLIENCE SHEERTS, ANNUAL INSPECTION RECORDS AND RECIEPTS FOR LOTS OF STUFF! SCHEMATICS, INSTALL INFO FOR SIGTRONICS INTERCOM, ETC.! MOUNTING TRAYS AND WIRING ARE INCLUDED FOR A NARCO DIGITAL NAV-COM AND NARCO TRANSPONDER BUT THESE PANEL UNITS ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS, THE FAA BILL OF SALE THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND THE KEYS! LOCATED AT THE ELWAY AIRPARK IN ABILENE TEXAS. WE WILL PAY THE STORAGE CHARGES UNTIL THE END OF January, and you can extend if you need more time at your cost. THE CRUISAIR SENIOR, ESPECIALLY THIS RED ONE, IS A CLASSIC YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE! FLY TO PANCAKE BREAKFASTS 150 OR 200 MILE RADIOUS FROM YOUR HOUSE ON A NICE WEEKEND, WITH SOME FRIENDS OR THE GRANDKIDS, AND BE THE ONLY RED TRIPLE TAIL BELLANCA IN ATTENDANCE! GOOD BIDDING ON THIS SPECIAL AIRPLANE!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……. . .ABILENE TX. . . . . ……. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
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!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……. . .ABILENE TX. . . . . ……. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
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!