N69874 - 1944 STINSON V 77 VULTEE

1944

STINSON

V-77 VULTEE

1417

N69874

Used

THIS V-77 GULLWING WAS FOUND IN PIECES BY A SKILLED PILOT/CRAFTSMAN WHO PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORED IT OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE RESTORATION HE MADE MANY IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS CHANGING AND REPLACING ALL WINDOWS WITH NEW SAFETY GLASS AND NEW CURVED WINDOW FRAMES. A SECOND ROLL UP/DOWN WINDOW WAS INSTALLED ON CO-PILOT SIDE. IT IS A THREE TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNER AT THE ANNUAL ANTIQUE AIRPLANE ASSOCIATION FLY-IN AT BLAKESBURG,IOWA THE PLANE IS SO WELL BUILT AND RIGGED IT FLIES STRAIGHT AND TRUE AS IF ON AUTOPILOT. 1. COMPLETE LOGBOOKS SINCE 1946 2. RESTORATION COMPLETED IN 2006 3. ENGINE OVERHAUL COMPLETED 52.4 HOURS AGO 4. COPIES OF ORIGINAL MANUALS IN 1941 STINSON, A DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED VULTEE , RE-ENGINEERED THE RELIANT SR10, A MOSTLY WOOD FRAME AIRCRAFT, TO AN ALL METAL AIRFRAME WITH FABRIC COVERING. THEIR HOPE WAS TO WIN A CONTRACT AS THE ARMY AIR FORCE (AAF) ADVANCED TRAINER. THE STINSON AT-19 WAS BORN. THE AAF PREFERRED TANDEM SEAT TRAINERS SUCH AS THE BT-13, STEARMAN PT-17 AND NORTH AMERICAN AT-6 TEXAN. THE AAF CHOSE NOT TO SELECT THE AT-19. STINSON WAS SUCCESFUL IN GETTING THE AT-19 ACCEPTED BY THE ROYAL NAVY’S FLEET AIR ARM UNDER THE LEND -LEASE ACT. ABOUT 500 AT-19’S WERE BUILT. ONLY A FEW ARE STILL FLYING WORLDWIDE. IN 1946 THE AT-19’S THAT SURVIVED THE WAR WERE TAKEN BACK BY STINSON AND CONVERTED TO A FIVE PLACE EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT AIRPLANE AND GIVEN A TYPE CERTIFICATE AS THE V-77.

883.8

138.1

SMOH

1400

1. AIRSPEED INDICATOR 2. LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL GAUGES 3. CLOCK 4. DIRECTIONAL GYRO 5. WET COMPASS 6. ATTITUDE INDICATOR 7. TURN AND BANK 8. ALTIMETER 9. VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR 10. OIL PRES/OIL TEMP 11. MANIFOLD PRESSURE 12. VACUUM GAUGE 13. CHT/EGT GAUGE 14. TACH 15. ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT 16. ELT 17. RETRACTABLE WING MOUNTED LANDING LIGHT 18. GARMIN SL40 RADIO 19. GARMIN GTX320A TRANSPONDER 20. PARKING BRAKE 21. LOCKING TAIL WHEEL 22. STC UPGRADE TO CLEVELAND BRAKES 23. PILOT AND CO-PILOT BRAKES 24. INTERCOM 25. CONCORDE 12 V BATTERY 26. CUSTOM LEATHER WRAPPED YOKES 27. PILOT AND CO-PILOT PEDESTAL COCKPIT LIGHTS 28. REMOVABLE GARMIN 496 GPS 29. LEATHER SEATS 30. PILOT/CO-PILOT SEATS ADJUST UP/DOWN- FORWARD/BACK 31. FOUR POINT SEAT BELTS PILOT/CO-PILOT 32. TWO PINT SEAT BELTS FOR 3 PAX IN REAR SEAT 33. TAIL WHEEL TOW BAR 34. STC QUICK DRAIN PLUG ROCKER OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM 35. PILOT AND COPILOT HEADSET JACKS