1967 CESSNA O-2A COMBAT AIRCRAFT –

Detailed Description:

This aircraft has been restored to better than new.  If you want the best 02-A WARBIRD, (YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER O-2A FOR SALE IN THE COUNTRY THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS AND NEEDS NOTHING DONE EXCEPT GO FLY IT!) with the all the creature comforts of a new aircraft, then this aircraft is for you.   Not to mention the proven safety of a multi-engine military combat aircraft with centerline thrust.

This aircraft has a fresh Annual (March 08 - spent over $10,000 worth of work making it perfect), New custom paint Dec 2007, a 4 place new interior, special soundproofing, all new or overhauled instruments and radios (VHF, UHF, FM, GPS, HSI, etc) (ALL OPERATIONAL), new wiring, fresh X-Ray Spar inspection, new glass, overhauled fuel tanks, Argus 7000 CE Moving Map, Ryan TCAD, GPS certified for IFR to include GPS Approaches, fresh prop overhaul, plenty of engine time until the next overhaul, new paint, and all new hoses just to name a few (but see detailed list below).

The aircraft is PEFRECT and I can’t say enough about it.  It has flown every few weeks after the restoration, always hangared. If you are serious, please arrange a call or visit us so we can brag about all the other hundreds of things that were done to this aircraft to include armament system, pylons, and rocket pods, plus it is STANDARD CATERGORY!!!!  This is the last of the latest true US Military Combat War Birds with plenty of availability of parts; all you have to do is show up and collect your air show awards as this aircraft needs nothing and has plenty of time remaining so you don't have to worry or budget about future maintenance.   The aircraft has always been in a hangar since completion and has not spent one night outside!  Every time this aircraft lands at an airport it attracts a crowd, I just can't say enough about it.

Don’t be fooled by other O-2s (if you can even find any for sale) or pretend O2s (337s with military paint) that are for sale that need engine overhaul, are experimental category or require a complete refurbishment with avionics that look real but don’t work.  This aircraft had thousands of man hours put into it and the detail shown in the pictures doesn’t even come close to how cherry it is when you see in person.  The ramp presence alone is amazing, not to mention when it flys overhead.

EVERYTHING works on this aircraft to include UHF radio, FM Radio, and Heads-up Weapons Display / Gun Site; to name a few.  Not to mention it flys like a dream, it is stable and smooth, 150 knots all day long and 18 gallons per hour with 128 gallon capacity, with all the safety of two engines IFR certified and proven combat engineering (Again, this is NOT a standard Cessna 337, nor does it fly like one, it is better, period).  The pylons and pods can be removed easily as shown in the various pictures with them on and off.

Specifications:

·         Airframe Total Time: 8905.9

·         Front Engine:  908.4 Hours since factory remanufacture with VAR Crankshaft and heavy cylinder case  (591.6 Hours remaining,  1091.6 Hours remaining Military spec)

·         Rear Engine:  356.1 Hours Since factory remanufacture with VAR Crankshaft and heavy cylinder case (1143.9 Hours remaining, 1643.9 Hours Remaining Military spec)

·         Prop(s):  Both 45.2 Hours since overhaul, 1454.7 remaining

Modifications/Conversions:

·         Complied with Cessna engineering drawings to return aircraft to Normal category.

·         Aircraft has a Standard Airworthiness Certificate not experimental

·         Removed 305 pounds of old military avionics, wiring and instrument panels.

·         Removed all six fuel tanks and two header tanks.

·          Replaced all six fuel tanks, fuel hoses and fuel bay chafe linings.

·         All new hoses and baffling on both engines

·         Fabricated new upper left and right hand fuel bay panels.

·         Complied with wing spar inspection thru L.A. X-ray.

·         Replaced all fuel / oil / hydraulic lines (all 33).

·         Replaced all windows and windshield.

·         Replaced door clutch assembly and door open spring.

·         Fabricated new avionics circuit breaker bus, installed new avionics circuit breakers and relocated to forward cockpit panel.

·         Reskinned left hand outboard and middle leading edges.

·         Replaced all RG-44 coaxial cables with RG-400 (latest coaxial)

·         Fabricated new instrument and sub panels.

·         Replaced battery.

·         Replaced rear engine drain lines.

·         Replaced front and rear engine push tube seals and rocker gaskets.

·         Replaced all pitot / static lines throughout aircraft.

·         All instruments new or overhauled.

·         Added fourth seat rails and seat assembly and 3rd and 4th legal seats.

·         New Interior insulation (1000 sq. ft)

·         New Door and window seals.

·         Complied with prop hub and blade AD to return to standard category.

·         Replaced rear cowl flap rod ends and torque tube bushings.

·         Replaced nose gear door hinges.

·         Replaced all engine control rod ends.

·         Replaced all engine baffling front and rear.

·         Replaced right hand wing auxiliary fuel pump.

·         Replaced elevator trim tab actuator.

·         Replaced left and right hand aileron control rod ends.

·         Replaced left and right flap control rods

·         Replace nose wheel bearing

·         Replaced gear handle and control rod

·         Replace main gear shear washers

·         Replaced left and right hand elevator control rod ends.

·         New seat belts and shoulder harnesses.

·         ARU 42 Attitude Indicator (Fresh overhaul June 2008)

·         Installed solid state instrument light module IFR Pitot / Static certification

·         Installed four ENC David Clark Headset modules with headsets (all four positions) –included.

·         Complete armament panel and functional gun sight.

·         Two outer wing pylons with 2.75 Rocket tubes.

·         Zero timed hydraulic pump.

·         Complete Maintenance Manual Library.

·         Military Logbooks from last station (NAS Fallon VF 125 Squadron)