Glasair II FT
SOLD (Full Price.)

$45,900 USD

Price already Discounted for a quick sale.
(Price includes about $2000 of extras!)

$10,000 recently invested in rebulding engine.
(Have all receipts & yellow tags.)

Quick Points:

Top speed: 200 mph. LOP cruise 190 mph (165 kts) at 7.2 GPH up high
TTAF: 4010 hours
Bottom End: 37 hours SBOH
Cylinders: 37 hours since IRAN (See Engine section for details.)
PROP: 611 hours since reseal / inspection.
E-mail: glasairpilotATcoxDOTnet (Mike)
Location: Hangared at DVT in Phoenix, Arizona

Description:

This is a Glasair amateur build aircraft. It's essentially a Glasair II, but we call it a Glasair "One and One-Half" because it started out as a Glasair One and, while building, we upgraded it with the better parts of the Glasair Two. That is, it has the GI wing and horizontal stab but the better GII fuselage (which is wider, taller, has better sealing canopies), firewall and rudder. My airplane partner and I built it, maintain it and have been blessed to fly it over the past 24 years over most all the lower 48 states in all sorts of weather. (Have seen 1/2 inch of mixed ice.) It's stood the test of time — which is what you want in an "experimental" airplane. Over the years we have modified it to make it even better and more reliable. (For example, we recently installed custom steel bushings in the nose gear trunnion. The old bonze bushings were wearing out every 2000 hours.) As my airplane partner is no longer able to fly, we've decided to sell.

So what you're buying is a proven airplane.

In fact, here's an example of what 4000 hours gets you. Our Custom Checklist for our Glasair.

The Asking Price includes a "ton" of extras, like two-part polyurethane paint and a HVLP Paint Sprayer; tools, like cylinder base wrenches for a narrow deck engine; spare parts; etc.

Performance:

200 MPH max true. 190 MPH cruise, sipping 7.2 GPH LOP
Modified Lyc O-320 (170 HP (est.)), CS prop
6 hours to zero fuel (43 total gallons, header tank plus main)
Stall, flaps up: 63 knots IAS
Stall, flaps down: 59 knots IAS
Questair Venture-like cartridge trim system for elevators. Makes airplane very stable in pitch.
Custom wingtips based on Rutan Catbird plus the standard Glasair extended tips. Makes airplane more stable in roll.
High wing loading: Punch through "Moderate Turbulence" with ease. (Unlike the RV series of aircraft.)
But no aerobatics, due to extended wing tips and extended hub propeller.
Useful load: 725 pounds (Empty weight: 1375 lbs. which includes tare, like a toolbox!)

Avionics:

Notice that the Instruments are 3 high, basically a Glasair 3 panel in a Glasair 2.
(That is, room for glass if desired.)

King KX-165 NAV/COM w/glideslope
King KX-155 NAV/COM w/glideslope
and aftermarket DVOR
Sigma Tek IU-445 HSI (internally lit)
coupled to AP
King KT-76A transponder with
ACK altitude encoder
King KN-64 DME
WX-8 Stormcope
modified to look 360 degrees
King KR-87 ADF
King KMA-24 audio panel & MB w/
Ergonomic voice warning system
KLN-88 LORAN, coupled to A/P with annunciators.
The Annunciator wiring can be repurposed for GPS.
S-TEC System 40 (single-axis, roll) autopilot,
coupled to HSI (Can be converted to two axis with
additional circuit board + servo.)
Dual Altimeters
4-probe EGT/CHT (GEM 602)
Swiftronics Fuel Flow/Totalizer
(Flowscan transducer - remarkably accurate)
ACK ELT (121.5 MHz)
Flightcom intercom
built in to overhead console
King Avionics cooling fan

Engine and Propeller:

Modified Lycoming O-320-B3B
(crack resistant narrow deck)
It's been Collared, O-ringed, Grooved by Divco.
(Minimizes fretting.)
Case converted to Dynafocal mounts by ECi.
9:1 pistons with anti-scuff coating
AS74166 camshaft - the one with the high lift profile
170 HP (est.)
ECi CermaNil Titan cylinders
(Group A) We like the Titans because their RR350 Aluminum Alloy has better elevated temperature properties.
5 angle valve job by Performance Engines Performance Engines. See my article in Light Plane Maintenance and Aviation Consumer
Mild porting and polishing
37 hours since partial Top Overhaul
Cylinders inspected by Aircraft Engine Services. New exhaust guides, new exhaust valves, new valve keepers, new rocker arm bushings, replaced rocker arm shafts, replaced exhaust springs.
Cold Compression: 78 74 79 78. Pulls hard hot.
Lightspeed Plasma II ignition with Hall Effect module replaces temperamental impulse mag.
(Non-impulse mag on other side.)
Teflon bushing on carburetor shaft.
(Prolongs time between replacing shaft.)
Streamlined the carburetor venturi supports-
better mixture distribution, deeper LOP operation.
Crankshaft updated to thicker flange version.
(Not prone to cracking from yaw.)
Sky-Tek starter, overhauled September 2011.
PlanePower 60A alternator, January 2010.
Factory "Custom" Hartzell Q-tip Constant Speed propeller, with factory special twist for Glasair
(Q-tip has a leading edge treatment for speed, per Paul Lipps, and has been trimmed back one quarter inch for speed, also per Paul Lipps.)
Propeller inspected, rebuilt and resealed August 2014.
(Previous alternator belt strapped to engine as a spare.)
Note: The prop governor is controlled by an
electric servo, with a rocker switch
in the center console. (The rocker switch
has two microswitches in it, wired in series,
so no runaway governor.)
Prop lugs have been re-indexed on crank for lower airframe vibration, per Christen Eagle SB No. 3.
Prop governor O/H'd May 2019.
Bendix Magneto (non-impulse) Overhauled August 2015.

Interior:

Real cowhide leather with cloth inserts for comfort
Confor foam for comfort and safety
Full fabric sides with soundproofing
Seat cushion layering accommodates various people sizes
Larger luggage area from angled rear bulkhead
Aerox oxygen. 13 cu ft bottle (That's a $400 value!)
Note that we set the angle of the seat back more vertical from the "laid back" factory recommendation because it's more comfortable. That means that if you're taller than 6 feet (depending on torso), you might not fit comfortably.

Airframe:

HID (High Intensity Discharge) landing light
Custom rear window cutouts
ACE brand canopy locks
with improved catch mechanism
Flat bottom flaps reflexed for speed
Van's Pressure Recovery wheel fairings
on main gear (for speed)
Emergency Gravity Feed modification
Allows backfilling of header tank in flight
Upgraded (thicker) brake rotors
Upgraded (thicker) steel nose strut bushings
Removable Glareshield (Makes working on panel so much easier.)
New nose gear tire, tube, bearings & races
(January 2015.)
New main gear tires, August 2017.
Always hangared
Sterling brand polyurethane paint
Epoxy Leading edge treatment on wing
Repainted lower cowl, Jan. 2016
No corrosion
No damage

Extra Goodies:

Official factory Glasair canopy cover
Custom telescoping tow bar
A "ton" of extras.
- – Glasair Construction Manuals and Service Bulletins available
- – Custom tools for the plane
- – spare upholstery fabric
- – $700 in Epoxy paint, both White and Cranberry Red, for repaint when you want
- – Graco Croix Turbine HVLP paint sprayer, with multinozzle upgrade
- – Four new (spare) EGT probes, spare CHT probe.
- – Lots more little extras (like spare cork float for fuel sender) too numerous to mention.
Price includes:
- – 2 hour Ground School & 2 hours flying with ATP / former-CFII

Need More Convincing?

Equipment:

NEW! Lift Reserve Indicator. (pneumatic)
Like an AOA. Shows Min Sink and onset of stall.
Ergonomic panel layout. Maximizes ease of flying
Trick voice annunciators as featured in KITPLANES.
Like having a Flight Engineer watching the engine instruments for you.
Pushbutton (electric) flap control
Foolproof IFR timer (As written in KITPLANES)
Flashing recognition lights
Electronic (Solid State) Carbon Monoxide detector
Engine Fire detection loop
5 separate light dimming circuits for night flying
Strobes all around (tail)

Certifications and recent Maintenance:

Annual Condition inspection, due May 2020
Transponder certified until May 2020
(Have done pitot/static IFR in the past.)
121.5 MHz ELT battery (ordinary D cells)
due January 2027
New sealed lead acid battery, October 2018
New (O/H'd) vacuum pump, May 2018
April 2017: O-rings in brake master cylinders, brake calipers,
fuel selector valve, fuel pump replaced.
Good to go for another 10+ years!
Replaced HID Landing/Taxi Bulb, November 2018.
(They lose brightness after a few thousand hours.)
New hoses (fuel, oil), March 2019
New Engine Mounts, March 2019. ($500 value)

Disclosure

So, all planes have squawks, right? In the interest of openness, here are some things that we know aren't perfect.(Mostly cosmetic.)

The Cranberry Red paint has faded a bit aft of the cowl. (The camera doesn't capture it right, but you can see it here.) We bought $500 of new Cranberry Red paint last year that will fix this.
The headliner in the rear of the plane, behind pilot's side has some deterioration.
(We have spare replacement fabric to fix this.)
One seat bottom has some cracking/splitting in the leather due to Operator Error.
(Don't let TuffStuff upholstery cleaner get on the leather.)
We rarely used the DME. (That is, the magnetron has plenty of life left.) But it might require a Bench Tune Up if you use DME.
The mechanical G-meter is a bit sticky. For example, it won't show 2G in a steep turn. But it will register hard bumps.
After the 2 months of engine rebuild, the HSI is precessing more than it used to. (Am going to increase the regulator to 4.5".)

Glasair II FT SOLD (Full Price.)