Specifications

General

Condition: Used
Registration No: VH-BLB
Serial Number: 856

Avionics

Narco COM 120 VHF; Narco AT 150 Mode S Transponder; A-30 Altitude Digitiser; Narco 141 ADF (Currently inop);

Garmin 696 GPS/MAP; Avionix SkyEcho 2 ADS-B OUT; 4-place Intercom; Dual USB outlet + cigarette lighter plug.

Interior

Interior: New carpet; Seats & sidewalls re-upholstered; Period instrument panel; Wind-down windows.

Exterior

Recovered with Ceconite during complete rebuild by the Challinor Bros. in Murwullimbah in 1981. Flown 635 hours since.

Comments

Built as a UC-61A for the USAAF and immediately shipped to England under the Lend-Lease agreement for use by the RAF and the Air Transport Auxilliary, flown mainly by women pilots. She was placed on the UK civil register post-war and exported to Australia in 1952. With the present owners for the last 25 years, 'Daphne' has always been hangared. She is registered with the Australian Warbirds Association and has a Special C of A in the Limited Category. Log books post-war including UK civil flights available.

Engine Specifications

Warner Scarab R-500-7 165HP radial engine 600 hr TBO; 530 hr TSN; 58 hr since recent overhaul.

Wooden fixed-pitch prop; 500 hr TSN.

Last Annual Oct 2024; Leakdowns 75/75/79/78/79/79/79 all /80.

Additional Features

Basic Empty Weight 802 kg; MTOW 1,162 kg; Fuel 220 litres in 2 wing tanks; Cruise speed 90kt; Fuel flow 40 lit/hr.

Foldable main gear towbar and steerable tailwheel towbar included, along with all manuals and past history details.

Will be sold with a fresh Maintenance Release.

In addition to the engine overhaul, both magnetos, the starter motor, generator, coil and carburettor were all overhauled, and new batteries and new tyres/tubes fitted. There is also a comprehensive collection of spare engine parts including 7 Warner cylinders.

1943 Fairchild Model 24W-41A