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**** 1952 de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T Mk. 10 ****

Original British Royal Air Force Example

RAF Number WP804

Here is a very original example of the British built de Havilland Chipmunk. This aircraft was used by the RAF from 1952 until 1975 when it was released and then imported to the US. Everything is completely original just as the RAF had it.

The Chipmunk is a wonderful aircraft to fly. It is very light on the controls and perfectly balanced. The ground handling is superb and it has been converted to the Cleveland wheels and brakes. It is economical to fly as it burns only 7 GPH and can be ran on autogas. It is stressed for 6 G's and is fully aerobatic, although it is not equipped for inverted flight.

It is equipped with an electrical system (24 VDC) and has lights for night flight. It also has a full gyro panel as the RAF used them for instrument training.

It was bought from the RAF on April 27, 1976 in the UK and imported to the US. It was issued its first Airworthiness Certificate on December 7, 1976. It have been flown 510 hours here in the US. There are photos of this aircraft in the book "The de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, The Poor mans Spitfire" on page 325 and a color photo in the Chipmunks In The US section. It also has some history with de Havilland UK as it was the first aircraft used to develop the anti-spin strakes for the RAF. 

This aircraft has had all the major mods done by the RAF. They used fatigue hours to compute the life limit for some of the structural components and there are thousands of hours remaining on those components. I do not believe that there is any FAA requirement for you to comply with the fatigue life limits.

It carries an Experimental Exhibition Airworthiness Certificate and Operating limitations. These were issued in 1980 and do not have any restrictions attached to them. This is much better then the ones that are issued by today's standards. 

The engine is the de Havilland Gipsy Major 8, which is the military version of the GM 10 engine. It was built by Bristol Siddeley (now Rolls-Royce) on November 22, 1957. This is an inverted inline 4 cylinder of 145 HP. The fuel burn is about 7 GPH. Rolls-Royce overhauled the engine on April 1, 1975. It had a top overhaul on April 28, 2007 at 500 hours SMOH. It swings the original 81 inch Fairly Reed metal propeller designed for aerobatics. 

As this aircraft is currently flying so the times below may change.

 

$52,000 or trade for a interesting Warbird

 
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Airframe

AFTT 6359.6
Landings 12985
Total Fatigue Index 16882.1
Cleveland wheel, brake and tire conversion with 12 hours since new
Conditional Inspection done 1/7/2010
Two sealed 12 VDC batteries
RAF records to 1975 at time of release
All airframe and engine manuals
All Technical News Sheets (TNS) up to # 207 Mar 2001
Engine and Propeller

TTSN 1568.3
SMOH 510.0
Top overhaul done 10.0 hours ago ($10,000)
New OHC port magneto
Misc.

Interior 

Standard military with removable seat cushions for seat pack parachute
Interior rated 5 of 10

Exterior

Standard original RAF high visibility paint scheme. Grey with Day-Glo orange stripping and British RAF roundels.
All glass in canopy in excellent condition
Paint rated 5 of 10
Avionics

VAL 720 Comm radio
Sigtronics intercom
Full gyro panel front and back with engine driver vacuum pump
 
 
 


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