N182FR - 1977 NDN 1T FIRECRACKER

1977

NDN

1T FIRECRACKER

N182FR

001

Used

521.0

Will be at Oshkosh 2017! -The one and only Firecracker Prototype, used by the National Test Pilot School. -Brought to the USA in 2003 to the tune of $178,500 and needing an engine overhaul, Over $200,000 spent on it as it entered service in Mojave, CA. -This was purchased directly from NDN Aircraft in 2003, have tons of receipts and email correspondence. -Lycoming AEIO-540, inverted oil and fuel, 109 SMOH -Engine runs Excellent, new oil change, -New battery last year, -New Main tires last year, -Next Condition inspection due July 2018, all compressions 78/80 (Lycoming Cylinders). -Hartzell 3 blade Composite prop, 25 SMOH, very nice condition, -Full inverted systems, stressed to +9/-6 G’s -2 place tandem, full dual controls, -All aluminum, many parts are Piper; (landing gear, gauges, etc), easy to get parts -Very nice paint, always hangared, -Detachable Ladder, which stows behind rear seat, (large cargo area) -Large Diving Brake, to train for strafing, and control speed on vertical decent. -Grips have bomb and machine gun triggers, (obviously not hooked up to anything, this was a trainer). -100 gallons of fuel, easy 4 hours of fuel + reserve, 550 miles all day on a tank. -Quite roomy in the cockpit, cushions remove for wearing chutes, -Usual gauges, with dual G meters, jettisonable canopy, and an Axe! -Please research the Firecracker, it was envisioned to be an inexpensive military trainer, designed to replicate swept-wing jet characteristics. I included some links below to articles written about it. -As you can see from the pics, it’s nice, not perfect, but nice. Current condition inspection, kept in flying condition, all AD’s complied with. Bottom Line: Truly One of a Kind, never will be another. A really neat piece of Aviation History, a fun and inexpensive plane to own. Fly anywhere, people will want to talk.....and what other airplane has a ladder and diving brake!

109

SMOH