How much does a used Glasair III cost?

Name: Glasair III
Brand: Glasair Aviation

Asking prices for the 12 Glasair III aircraft for sale with a price run from $72,754 to $239,000, with a median of $162,000. Half ask between $141,000 and $179,000.

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Glasair AviationExperimental & kit · Fixed-wing · United States

Glasair III

Seats: 2 2
Power: 300 hp224 kW
Cruise: 245 kt454 km/h
US register: 106 aircraft106 aircraft

About the Glasair III

The Stoddard Hamilton Glasair III is a single-engine, fixed-wing homebuilt aircraft suited for amateur constructors interested in high-performance flying. It features an all-composite, low-wing monoplane layout with a retractable landing gear and a dual-control cabin seating two occupants side by side.

Created as a faster, more advanced addition to an established family of amateur-built designs, the aircraft utilizes a powerful piston powerplant and can be fitted with auxiliary wing-tip fuel tanks for extended range. Ownership of the design assets later passed to a new manufacturer, which substantially upgraded the airframes to utilize all-carbon-fiber construction and rebranded the kits under heritage names.

Engines fitted

85 aircraft

Engine	Power	Aircraft
Lycoming IO-540	300 hp	80
Lycoming TIO-540	310 hp	3
Lycoming AEIO-540	260 hp	2

This page covers the Glasair Aviation III: the same aircraft under other designations.

Specifications

Glasair III · Lycoming IO-540-K1H5

Dimensions

Length: 21 ft 0 in 6.40 m6.40 m 21 ft 0 in
Wingspan: 23 ft 0 in 7.01 m7.01 m 23 ft 0 in
Wing area: 81 sq ft 7.5 m²7.5 m² 81 sq ft

Weights

Empty weight: 1,550 lb 703 kg703 kg 1,550 lb
Max take-off weight: 2,400 lb 1,089 kg1,089 kg 2,400 lb
Fuel capacity: 70.0 US gal 265 L265 L 70.0 US gal

Performance

Cruise speed: 245 kt 454 km/h454 km/h 245 kt
Max speed: 252 kt 467 km/h467 km/h 252 kt
Stall speed: 64 kt 119 km/h119 km/h 64 kt
Range: 1,130 nm 2,092 km2,092 km 1,130 nm
Service ceiling: 24,000 ft 7,315 m7,315 m 24,000 ft
Rate of climb: 2,400 ft/min 12.2 m/s12.2 m/s 2,400 ft/min

Powerplant

Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1H5
Engine power: 300 hp 224 kW224 kW 300 hp

Capacity

Seats: 2

ICAO type designator: GLAS
Manufacturer: Glasair Aviation
Country: United States
On the US register: 106
Registered in: United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, United States, Canada
Official website: glasairaviation.com

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Glasair III prices

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Year built Airframe hours Engine hours since overhaul

1995 · 1,470 h

USD

Low: $161,000
Typical: $180,000
High: $211,000

By year built · United States · USD
Built	Hours	Low	Typical	High
1990	1,470	$160,000	$179,000	$209,000
1995	1,470	$161,000	$180,000	$211,000
2020	70	$167,000	$187,000	$219,000

By year built · United Kingdom · GBP
Built	Hours	Low	Typical	High
1990	1,470	£106,000	£134,000	£166,000
1995	1,290	£107,000	£135,000	£168,000
2000	700	£108,000	£136,000	£169,000
2020	100	£111,000	£140,000	£174,000

By year built · Euro countries · EUR
Built	Hours	Low	Typical	High
1990	1,470	€110,000	€138,000	€172,000
1995	1,290	€111,000	€139,000	€174,000
2000	700	€112,000	€140,000	€175,000
2020	100	€115,000	€145,000	€180,000

Glasair III running costs

$311 an hour

Hours a year Aircraft value (USD)

A year
	Low	Typical	High
Fuel	$10,268	$13,202	$15,411
Oil	$240	$300	$390
Engine overhaul reserve	$3,333	$3,958	$5,192
Propeller overhaul reserve	$917	$1,083	$1,250
Annual inspection and maintenance	$3,000	$4,000	$5,000
Hangar	$3,000	$6,300	$9,600
Insurance	$1,758	$2,232	$2,706

Total	$22,516	$31,075	$39,549
Per hour	$225	$311	$395