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North American TF51D Project
Estimated to be 98% Complete
N551TF   s/n 44-63473
Price Reduced to $1,690,000!

 

Airframe:    Fuselage – New production by Square One

Wing – New production by Square One, with hard points and internal aux fuel                          
 2 Used flaps apart for overhaul

 

Engine:        Packard V-1650-7 Overhauled by Vintage V-12’s (overhaul paid)
                        500 Series Heads & Banks included 

 

Included:
New Martin Radiator
Overhauled oil cooler
Overhauled coolant header tank
New spinner
New Engine Mount
NOS Doghouse (needs assembly)
Paddle Prop (needs blades painted and assembled)
New rudder
New ailerons
New elevators
New wing stress panels
New horizon stabilizer
Instruments overhauled (except for ADI/HSI)
Hydraulics overhauled
New production fuel cells (2 main, 2 aux wing)
New sliding canopy frame, fit to fuselage
New canopy fit to frame
Most fairings
Landing gear (3)
Gunbay doors
Gear doors
Cockpit panels & consoles (main instrument panels ready to cutout)
Pair of 110 gal drop tanks (apart for OH)

Items Present but Being Restored or Rebuilt:
Air scoop forward section- most parts on hand, fitted together but presently disassembled (1)
Air scoop intermediate section- complete NOS part, disassembled for painting internal parts (2)
Flaps disassembled for trailing edge and possible skin replacement (3)
Left hand stress door needs minor repair- partly finished (Right hand stress door OK (4)
Main gear doors-disassembled for replacement of outer skins. One skin in process (5)
Clam shell doors- disassembled for rebuilt, some minor parts needed, needs new outer skins (6)
Gun bay doors finished except for installation of fasteners (7)
L & R side cowlings need restored/rebuilt (8)
Coolant header tank needs disassembly/rebuilt. One inlet fitting to be replaced (9)
Left hand top cowling needs restored/rebuilt-new parts kits available (10)
 

Known Missing Items:
Bottom wrap (cover) for radiator- both side wraps present (11)
Right hand top cowling missing-new parts kits available (12)
Hell hole cover (13)
LH lower former for engine cowl (14)
Forward center (main) wind screen (15)
Carburetor intake elbow (16)
Forward intake trunk section (17_
L & R outer cowling side sectons (small trapezoid shaped parts) (18)
Oil cooler cover (19)
Top cowls
1 section of induction trunk
Forward scoop section
Some fairings

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Click Here for Parts page 2

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION
This aircraft is located in IN. Contact Courtesy Aircraft to schedule a showing! 

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