N135MR - GRUMMAN G44A SUPER WIDGEON

GRUMMAN

G44A SUPER WIDGEON

1389

N135MR

Used

Airframe Time: 3,155 Hours Total Time Engine Time: 452 Hours Since Factory Remanufacture Propellers: 605 Hours Since Overhaul Airframe: 176 Hours Since Extensive Restoration by SunQuest Air Annual Inspection: Fresh Annual Inspection on Delivery. U. S. Government took delivery June, 1943 as a Grumman Model J4F2 built to U. S.Coast Guard specifications. Aircraft never assembled and later declared surplus. Aircraft sold to a private individual as N9207H with the original Ranger 200HP engines and fixed pitch wooden propellers. Aircraft later converted to Continental I0-470 260HP engines with 2-bladed constant speed propellers and registered as CF-JFV by Jack Hope, Dean Franklin Conversions. Aircraft converted to Continental I0-520-E 300HP engines with Hartzell 3-bladed propellers as N44PB by Bill Grenier, Victoria, B. C. Aircraft restored to present condition by Sunquest Air Specialities in 1998. Aircraft has won numerous awards including Sun & Fun, Oskcosh, Arlington & Evergreen. PRODUCTION HISTORY: Grumman built a total of 276 aircraft. An estimated 100 remain with about 75 in flying condition. Approximately 40 exist in the United States. EST. PERFORMANCE & WEIGHTS: Est. Top Cruise Speed: 142 Kts. Stall Speed: 42 Kts. Fuel Burn: 35 GPH Gross Wt. 5,500 lbs. Empty Wt. 4,093 lbs. Useful Load: 1,407 lbs. Takeoff Distance: 9 Seconds on Water & 600 Ft. on Land You May Have Seen This Award Winning Restoration at Oshkosh, Arlington or Evergreen!

Autopilot: EdoAire Century III Com #1: Bendix/King KY-196 Nav #1: Bendix/King KN-53 tied to KI-525 slaved HSI Nav/Com #2: Bendix/King KX-155 tied to KI-208 VOR/LOC Indicator ADF: Bendix/King KR-87 tied to KI-227 Indicator DME: Bendix/King KN-64 Transponder: Bendix/King KT-76 Audio/Marker: Bendix/King KMA-20 GPS: Northstar M-3 Coupled Pictoral Display: Argus 5000CE (Color) Intercom: TBA CD Player: TBA

Continental I0-520-E 300HP Fuel Inj.Engines Shadin Fuel Flow With GAMI Injectors Cleveland Wheels & Brakes Hartzell 3-Bladed Propellers Standby Electric Horizon One-piece Windshield Five Place Custom Interior Heavy Bubble Side Windows Forward RH Chart Case Dual Tachometer Fuel Capacity – 150 Gallons Anchor & Line, Life Jackets Cabin Fire Extinguisher Hobbs Hour Meter Shoulder Harnesses – 5 Seats Southwind Cabin Heater Cabin Fire Extinguisher

New, 1998 by SunQuest Air Specialities Matterhorn White (Overall) Maroon Primary Stripe Metallic Gold Secondary Stripe Tan Trim Third Stripe Dark Blue Fourth Stripes

New, 1998 by Lindean Aircraft Interiors Cream Leather Seats & Sidepanels Black Cherry Leather Accent Strips Brown Carpets - Izit Leather Headliner Custom Built Rosewood Control Wheel, Instrument Panel Overlay, Cabinets & Window Frames

Loose Equipment: Special Aluminum Ramps & Stands for Retraction Tests. Tow Bar. All Logs and Records Since New, Including Engineering Data from Viking Aircraft, Vancouver, B.C. No Known Damage History & No Salt Water Use.