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De Havilland CanadaSingle-engine piston · Stockton, California, USA

1951 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

Price: $79,000
Year: 1951
Total time: 7,847 hours
Location: United States

1951 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, photo 1

1951 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, photo 2

Specifications

General

Sale Status: For Sale
Make/Model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1
Registration #: N6004A
Serial #: C1-0509
Total time: 7847
Engine 1 Time: 1044 SMOH
Engine 2 Time: 342 STOH
Condition: Used

Airframe

Specifications: • Wingspan: 34' 4"

Registration: N6004A
Serial Number: C1-0509
Airframe Time: 7,847 hours total time since new
Price: $79,000 USD as is, where is
Spare Parts Inv.: $24,500 USD for entire spare parts inventory, as is, where is
Location: Pilot's Pastures Airport (1WA2), Winlock, Washington
Length: 25' 5"
Height: 7' 0"
Gross Weight: 2,200 lbs.
Empty Weight: ≈1,425 lbs.
Useful Load: ≈775 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 24 gals.

Engine

Engine: • Bristol Siddley Engines Gipsy Major Series 8; 130 HP sn: 11228A635898

1,044 hours since major overhaul
342 hours since top overhaul
Last recorded compressions June 2005: #1 73, #2 72, #3 73, #3 72
Experimental classification allows for operation on condition
Electric starter
43 hours since prop serviced and painted
Prop serviced and painted by Mark Sidlikus, Kapowsin Airport 11/01/2000

Propeller

Propeller: • Fairey Reed A66753 two blade fixed pitch solid forged aluminum propeller

Avionics

Pilot: • Com: 720 channel COM radio included (rack mounted, not shown)
Copilot: • Whisky compass (lower)

Transponder: Bendix/King Mode C transponder
Encoder: Remote encoder
ADS-B: No ADS-B Out
Whisky compass (lower)
RPM indicator
Airspeed indicator, knots
Altimeter
Artificial horizon, vacuum
Directional gyro
Vacuum indicator
Electronics International battery digital indicator, volts, amps
Climb descent indicator
Turn and bank indicator
Oil temperature indicator
Oil pressure indicator
Datcon hour meter (located on aft left inside of engine compartment)
Avionics master switch
Fabricated gray metal instrument panel, 2001
Airspeed indicator, knots
Altimeter
Artificial horizon
Dial compass
Climb descent indicator
Turn and bank indicator
Oil temperature indicator (placarded inop)
Oil pressure indicator (placarded inop)

Interior

Exterior: • Complete Stits Poly-Fiber system 2001 (always hangared)
Interior: • 2001 refurbishment

DuPont Imron high-performance polyurethane enamel metal paint: white, red and black 2001
Condition 7 (Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization Exterior Grading Guide)
Light gray interior metal side panels and flooring
Pilot and copilot plaid fabric seats with multi-point harnesses
Pilot and copilot right side red vinyl zippered storage pouches
Aft copilot storage hutch (40 lb. capacity)
Condition 7 (Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization Interior Grading Guide)

Remarks

Additional Features: • New aircraft batteries 2021
Inspection: • Annual condition inspection due
Logbooks: • Many Hawker Siddley and Canadian Royal Air Force maintenance records.
Damage: • 09/13/1997 landing runway excursion, aircraft returned to service 05/23/2002

Detailed Description

This historic aircraft is confirmed as Royal Air Force serial number WG-459 of Chipmunk T.MK.10 with construction number C1-0509. The aircraft was built at the Broughton (Chester) factory and delivered to No. 3 Basic Flying Training School, the first R.A.F. unit to operate it, on the 9th of November 1951.

Remarks

All wing bolts, links, engine mount attach bolts at firewall magni-fluxed at Colombia Helicopters, Aurora, OR in 2001
New fuel cells installed 2001
All cables checked or newly fabricated by Aero-Swaging 2001
All fuel, oil and brake lines newly fabricated by Columbia Airmotive 2001
Cleveland brakes installed 2001
Electric starter
Left and right side on wing fuel indicator gauges
Manual flaps control
Elevator trim wheel
Heated pitot static head
Lower fuselage strobe light
Nav lights
Left wing/landing gear mounted landing/taxi light
Main and tail wheel tires with deep tread depth remaining
The U.S. logbooks are misplaced or missing, searching for them.
Multiple owner and maintenance personnel notebooks and notes present.