Aircraft Details
- Year: 1940
- Make/Model: Luscombe 8 Silvaire
- Registration Number: HB-DWF
- Power: Piston
- Engines: 1 Engine
- Class: Sport Planes
- Listing ID: 3069013
- Partner ID: 50685
- Posted On: Jun 5, 2023
- Updated On: Mar 16, 2024
Description
Totally restored, very nice oldtimer
Private owner
Airplane time state:
TT: 2578 hrs
Engine Continental A65-8
TSOH: 383 hrs
TBO: 2500 hrs
overhauled in 1999 by Heliservice AG
No oil burn.
Compressions all 78 or higher
Hand Prop Start
Propeller 2 bladed McCauley 1B90/CM 7447
Total Time: 163 hrs
Avionics
TQ Avionics KRT 2 COM/Intercom
TQ Avionics KTX Mode S ADSB IN/OUT Transponder
Standard VFR DAY
Interior
Light and Dark Grey Interior, in very good condition
Refurbished in 2019
Exterior
All dark red, in very good condition
Repainted in 2019
Additional Features
MOGAS Auto Fuel STC
Wind Generator
Rediculously well mentained.
All logs available
No damage history
Imported in Switzerland in 1987
Fuel capacity 54 liters
Fuel burn: 15 liters automotive fuel per hour, 4 hours range
Empty Weight: 780 Lbs
MTOW: 1400 Lbs
Flies hands off. Easy and cheep to operate and maintain.
Cruise at 95 mph
Comfortable and roomy seating.
Swiss Noise Class D (60.5 dB(A) according ICAO Annex 16, Vol. 1, Chapter 6.
Owned by a flight instructor
The Aircraft was restored in 2019 by famous Aircraftrestorer Andreas Rombach (Air-Restauration in Amlikon Bisseg, Switzerland) to the highest available standards.
Every nut, every bolt, every pin has been replaced.
Complete overhaul of Wings. New fabric and paint. All new control surfaces. All new control cables, all new gear, brakes and tires and so on.
Complete new Interior.
Beutifully restored control sticks with Push To Talk Switches.
All new sheetmetal fairings and elevator.
No scratches, no dings no fading.
Perfectly painted.
Many spare Parts also available separately (not included in the price):
Spare Engine Continental A 65-8 (650h TSO nicely preserved)
Climb pitch propeller. Mccauley
Nose Bowl
Fuel lines
Fuel Tanks
Fairings
Wing parts,
Landing Gear parts
Many small parts used for maintenance
Specifications subject to verification by purchaser
MTOW: 571 kg
Useful Load: 225 kg