PIPER PA-39 TWIN COMANCHE CR, 3,507 TT, 1435 L&R, ENG’S AND PROPS, FUEL EXH (1971)
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| Make: | Piper | Model Year: | 1971 |
crosbyton, tx, United States
Vehicle description
1971 PIPER PA-39 TWIN COMANCHE CR, 3,507 TT, 1435 L&R, ENG’S AND PROPS, FUEL EXHAUST, BELLY LANDING, NEAT! THE TWIN COMANCHE IS A VERY UNIQUE AIRPLANE, BASICALLY UNMATCHED IN THE AVIATION WORLD! A TWIN WITH ULTRA RELIABLE 4 CYLINDER LYCOMING ENGINES, ALMOST BULLET-PROOF, (LIKE THE EARLY APACHE), LIKE THE EARLY APACHE. UNLIKE THE EARLY APACHE, WHICH HAD A FUSELAGE SHAPED LIKE A POTATO, WITH AERODYNAMICS FROM AN OLD NASH, THE TWIN COMANCHE IS BASED ON THE PA-24 SINGLE COMANCHE, WITH CLEAN LINES, LAMINAR FLOW WINGS AND A SWEPT BACK WINDSHIELD! ADD THE POINTY NOSECONE AND THE AIRPLANE LOOKS SLEEK, NOT APACHE-LIKE! I RECENTLY SAW A VERY GOOD COMPARISON OF THE TWIN COMANCHE PERFORMANCE TO A V-35 BONANZA WITH AN IO-520 ENGINE. CABIN SIZE, RANGE, SPEED, FUEL BURN, CLIMB RATE, LANDING AND TAKEOFF REQUIREMENTS, ETC. WERE ALL WITHIN 5-9% OF EACH OTHER, WITH THE BONANZA BETTER IN SOME PERAMETERS AND THE TWIN CO IN OTHERS. SO THAT MEANS WITH THE TWIN COMANCHE YOU GET TWIN ENGINED RELIABILITY AND SAFETY (THE BONANZA DON’T FLY SO GOOD WITHOUT THE ONE ENGINE RUNNING), NO V-TAIL INSTABILITY OR FAILURE ISSUES, LONGER TBO AND FAR LESS ENGINE MAINTENANCE BETWEEN OVERHAULS. AND YOU USUALLY GET IT FOR LESS MONEY! BUT THIS AIRPLANE ISN’T AN ORDINARY TWIN COMANCHE! THE PA-39 IS THE LAST OF THE TWIN COMANCHE LINE TO MAKE PRODUCTION BEFORE THE LINE WAS TERMINATED AFTER THE PIPER FACTORY FLOODED IN JUNE OF 1972. THE PA-39 WAS UPDATED TO BE A MORE MODERN AIRPLANE, HENCE THE NEW DESIGNATION (THE ORIGINAL TWIN COMANCHE WAS A PA-30, THEN 30B, THEN 30C). THE PA-39 HAD ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE WELL REGARDED “C”, WITH A CLEANER DASH, BETTER SEATS AND OH, A COUNTER-ROTATING RIGHT ENGINE! ! ! BY SPINNING THE RIGHT ENGINE LEFT, PIPER ELIMINATED THE “CRITICAL” ENGINE, THE ONE WHERE IF YOU LOOSE IT, YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY PULL THE OTHER ONE BACK TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM FLIPPING OVER! ALL PIPER TWINS SINCE THE PA-39 HAVE HAD COUNTER-ROTATING ENGINES! BUT A MODERN, CLEAN DASH LAYOUT, GOOD SEATING FOR 4 WITH A BIG BAGGAGE AREA AND DOOR AND ALL OF THE OTHER DESIREABLE FEATURES OF THE PA-39 ARE NOT VERY HELPFUL IF YOU DO NOT FORGET TO PUT GAS IN IT! NEW PILOT. 2 HOUR FLIGHT, THOUGHT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT! HE WAS ALMOST RIGHT, AS AFTER HE RAN OUT (AT NIGHT) IN THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LEFT KEPT GOING LONG ENOUGH TO GET HIM OVER THE HUGE CANYON AND WITHIN SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT! HE KEPT THE GEAR TUCKED UP, WHICH WORKED OUT FOR HIM, AS THE GROUND WAS FIRM BUT NOT ABRASIVE LIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE, BUT NOT SO SOFT HE DUG WAY IN! THE BEST THING IS THAT TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE, THE OWNER ONLY NEEDED TO CAREFULLY LIFT THE AIRPLANE, PUT THE UNDAMAGED LANDING GEAR DOWN, AND TOW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO IT’S HANGER, WHICH IS WHERE IT IS NOW, COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED AND INTACT, AS SHOWN! THE RIGHT ENGINE (WHICH IS THE LEFT TURNING IN THIS COUNTER-ROTATING APPLICATION), WAS NOT RUNNING AND FEATHERED TO REDUCE DRAG WHEN HE PUT IT DOWN, SO THAT PROP IS NOT DAMAGED. THE LEFT SIDE PROP WASN’T UNDER POWER BUT IT WAS STILL SPINNING, SO THE BLADE TIPS ARE BENT ON THIS PROP (THE STANDARD TURNING ENGINE AND STANDARD TWIN COMANCHE PROP). BOTH ENGINES WERE MATTITUCK OVERHAULS 12/1999 WITH NEW CYLINDERS. AS EXPECTED, THEY HAVE HAD NO SERIOUS ISSUES AND NOW HAVE 1,435 SMOH AND COMPRESSIONS ALL IN THE MID SEVENTIES ON BOTH ENGINES! BOTH PROPS WERE OVERHAULED 12/1999 (THE RIGHT PROP WITH 2 BRAND NEW BLADES) AND RESEALED AND INSPECTED IN 2006. THE AIRFRAME HAS A LOW 3,507 TT SINCE NEW! THERE IS SOME WRINKLING TO SKINS ON THE BELLY AND THE NOSECONE SIDE SKIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, BUT THE UNDERLYING RIBS WERE NOT SCRAPED AS IN A RUNWAY GEAR UP. ONLY THE CENTER BELLY HAS ANY DAMAGE, THE LEFT NOSE DOOR LOOKS OK, THE RIGHT ONLY TWEAKED A LITTLE, THE NACELLES WERE NOT DAMAGED AND NEITHER WING, NOR THE TAILCONE OR TAIL SURFACES ARE DAMAGED AT ALL! NO CONTROL SURFACE DAMAGE THE ONLY DAMAGE VISIBLE AT ALL WITHOUT LAYING ON THE GROUND AND LOOKING UP ARE THE RIGHT NOSECONE SKIN WRINKLE AND THE LEFT PROP BEND. EVEN THE LEFT SPINNER IS UNDAMAGED. FRAMELESS SIDE GLASS AND ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD LOOK GREAT! INSIDE, THE INTERIOR IS VERY NICE! 4 MODERN BUCKETS, WITH LIGHT TAN LEATHER IS GREAT CONDITION! MATCHING SIDE PANELS WITH WOODGRAIN ACCENTS. DEEP BLUE CARPETING THE DASH HAS A BIG AIRPLANE THROTTLE QUADRANT, CENTER STACK AVIONICS AND A WELL LAYED OUT 6 PACK FOR INSTRUMENTS. NEWEST STYLE LARGE RAM’S HORN YOKES LIKE A NAVAJO YOU WILL NOTICE THIS AIRPLANE HAS A KING KCS-55A HSI SYSTEM INSTALLED YOU CAN’T SEE IT VERY CLEARLY IN THE PHOTOS, BUT THIS NEWER AIRPLANE ALSO HAS A NEWER AUTOPILOT! THE ALTIMATIC IIIC (CALLED A CENTURY III IN BONANZAS, BELLANCAS, ETC,) IS A SOLID STATE FULLY FEATURED ALTITUDE HOLD AUTOPILOT SYSTEM, WITH WING LEVELING, RADIO TRACKING AND HEADING BUG, ALTITUDE HOLD, VERTICAL SPEED SELECT, GLIDESLOPE AND LOCALIZER COUPLING! I HAVE USED THIS SYSTEM IN BELLANCAS, LANCE AND CHEROKEE SIX AND I LOVE IT! FAR MORE RELIABLE AND USER FRIENDLY THAN THE ALTIMATIC II FOUND IN MOST EARLIER TWIN COMANCHES THAT DON’T WORK ANYMORE! A GOOD WORKING CENTURY III/ALTIMATIC IIIC OWNER WILL NEVER CONSIDER A NEED TO UPGRADE! IN ADDITION TO THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AND THE KING ELECTRIC HSI SYSTEM, THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH ALL INSTRUMENTS SHOWN AND THE STANDARD ENGINE GUAGES, SWITCHGEAR, ETC. WIRED FOR AND TRAYS INSTALLED FOR PS ENGINEERING AUDIO PANEL WITH INTERCOM, AND A KING KX-155 NAV-COM, BUT THE PANEL UNITS ARE NOT INSTALLED OR INCLUDED HERE! SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS FOR THE AIRFRAME BACK TO NEW IN 1971, ENGINES FROM MATTITUCK OVERHAULS AND PROPS SINCE SENSENICH OVERHAULS. PLUS WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AD LISTS, OWNERS MANUAL, ETC.,ETC. AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE! LOCATED AT THE CROSBYTON TEXAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8F3) EAST OF LUBBOCK THIS IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD REPAIR! ONE MIGHT BE ENTERPRISING ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE LEFT PROP AND FERRY THE AIRPLANE, BUT THAT IS A PERSONAL DECISION. SPECIAL TWIN COMANCHE, IN GREAT SHAPE, AT A FRACTION OF IT’S VALUE! DON’T MISS IT!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……. . .crosbyton,texas. . . . . ……. 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……. . .crosbyton,texas. . . . . ……. 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!