N50WA - 1962 BEECHCRAFT G18S

1962

BEECHCRAFT

G18S

BA-616

N50WA

Used

This aircraft is has been through a 20 year restoration, with a painstaking attention to detail and a relentless pursuit of perfection. J&S Aviation is proud to present this Beech G18S for sale. This aircraft is has been through a 20 year restoration, with a painstaking attention to detail and a relentless pursuit of perfection. This truly is the closest example to a factory new Twin Beech available anywhere in the world today. The aircraft is 95% finished with precious few items remaining before it is ready to take to the skies again, and bring home an Oshkosh Grand Champion trophy along the way. This aircraft currently needs two soft bladder tanks installed, avionics package, and assembly of interior pieces. This aircraft has never been shown to the public and has never come off the jacks or been out of the hanger. Twenty years invested in this restoration. This aircraft has impeccable records and logs and a picture history of the restoration project. The purchaser receives all factory tools and jacks. It also comes with a hanger full of new and used Beech 18 parts. A collection of rotables is also included two overhauled certified first run cylinders, two 0/H magnetos, A 0/H carburetor, 0/H fuel pump, new set of brake discs, new Pratt piston , a new complete set of Stainless exhaust PMA. Complete set of manuals and factory books. Also included are the last set of factory exterior placards from Beech for this model, they have not been installed yet as the originals should be duplicated to sell to other restorations projects first. This aircraft is available for inspection anytime by appointment.

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The following is a list of important restoration facts about the aircraft. 1. All yellow tags for every component. 2. Traceability documents on every part used down to the flat washers 3. Remove engines and disassemble completely 4. Remove all hardware and attachments from firewalls 5. Remove gear assemblies and disassemble completely 6. Remove all fuel tanks strip pressurize repair and epoxy paint 7. Remove wings install new wing bushings, obtain both factory bushing reamers, install new factory wing bolts, locate retired Beechcraft employee that used to fit wings and learn proper procedure. 8. Replace all cable pulleys throughout airframe 9. Install two new flap screw jacks 10.Replace all gear rod and flap rod universal joints 11. Send out gear retract draglinks and have X rayed 12. Remove Southwind Heater and sent to factory repair station for major overhaul. 13. Send out fire bottle for overhaul and certification 14. Install new fuel pump for cabin heater and new hour meter 15. Strip, inspect, and cadmium plate all hardware for airframe 16. Epoxy paint all gear components and install placards 17. Strip all wells and epoxy prime and epoxy paint all areas 18. Send all flight surfaces to Lee Camron for metalizing 19. Properly balance all surfaces prior to reassembly 20. Remove everything that is not riveted from the interior of cabin 21. Install spun slag insulation to cabin walls (four times sound deadening than fiberglass) 22. Install new cabin interior upholstery Maroon leather seats light grey wool headliner maroon carpet 23 Send all original cabinetry out for disassembly and re-veneering and refinishing 24. Rebuild cabin door with original factory' new trim on interior 25. Send all instruments out for overhaul certify or replace with new 26. All overhauled instruments have the Beechcraft logo silk screened on the face as original 27. Build match dies to fabricate new instrument panel blank 28. Install cabin opening side windows on flight deck 29. Strip entire fuselage exterior NOTE there are no cracks, stop drills, skin repairs, patches, or loose rivets anywhere on this entire aircraft 30. Repaint aircraft in DuPont 6000 series high solids urethane paint using only DuPont products 31. Install new rock boots on lower vertical stabs. 32. Remove and disassemble entire tail wheel strut and strip out all components of tall wheel well 33. Find original canvas splash protector for tail wheel well and fit as original 34. Install top and bottom fuselage strobes. 35. Send out flap and gear motors for overhaul 36. Send out sump boost pumps for overhaul 37. Order Stainless steel bearings for all wheels 38. Remove oil tanks, strip, inspect, epoxy paint 39. Suspend aircraft weight outer wing tips and refit center spar splice after wing refit 40. Suspend aircraft and swing gear 20 times adjusting doors and limit switches 41. Install all new gear limit switches. 42. Rig all flight surfaces as per factory recommendations 43. Set and safety wire all control cables. 44. Install all new fuel level senders in each tank

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1. Send crankshafts to Tulsa Aircraft for overhaul, install all new link rods 2. Fit all new not reprocessed crank roller and ball bearings 3. Purchase 18 first run steel cylinders never overhauled 4. Send cylinders to E.C.I. for overhaul plating and certification 5. Fit all new factory Pratt exhaust valves and intake valves 6. Install new factory Pratt pistons and rings and pins 7. Install new valve springs and safety keepers and safety clips on valves 8. Send blower sections to Tulsa Aircraft for overhaul 9. Supply with blowers all new bearings, shafts, cover plates, and newly rebalanced NOS impellors 10. Send Magnetos out for overhaul 11. Send fuel pumps out for overhaul 12. Send vacuum pumps out for overhaul 13. Send carburetors out for overhaul 14. Install new 100 amp alternators remove old generator components 15. Fabricate new collected bearing weep lines Stainless steel. 16. Re-anodize all fuel and oil fittings 17. Rebuild cowling and reinstall cowl baffles with original style staples as O.E. 18. Epoxy paint all engine components 19. Rebuild and Epoxy engine mounts 20. Install new air oil separators 21. Rebuild oil coolers 22. Send out prop governors for overhaul 23. Install new ignition harnesses 24. Locate new magneto to vibrator harnesses 25. Install new PMA exhaust stacks ceramic coated inside and out 26. Install new one piece flap assemblies 27. Locate the only remaining new dishpan for left engine 28. Purchase two new D model dishpans and disassemble to make a new dishpan for right engine 30. Install new wiring harnesses for engines inside cowling 31. Recast from one original cast emblem to fit on each upper cowl as O.E. was

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Left Propeller: 0 TT Right Prop: 0 TT (factory new assembly)

Avionics: None installed

History This aircraft was purchased in 1962 by the federal government of Mexico from the Beechcraft Factory. It was for the personal use of the then President of Mexico. Shortly thereafter it was assigned to the Hydroelectric Department of Mexico. After accumulating its current time it was transferred to the federal storage yard in Obregon Mexico and remained there for approx. 20 years. An aircraft broker in Albuquerque New Mexico who was familiar with purchasing aircraft from the government of Mexico bought the airplane and brought it to his lot in Albuquerque. From there an individual from Twin Falls Idaho purchased the plane. This person bore the cost of having a new API spar strap installed, X Raying the spar, and achieving a US "N" number for the plane. It was in his procession only a short time when I found it and we negotiated a deal for the aircraft. The aircraft then was flown to Deer Valley Airport Phoenix Arizona hangared and disassembled completely in 1987.