Beech Sport

[Todd82]

Stumbled into a Beech Sport for sale, and wondering what you guys know about them?

Seems almost like a Cherokee 140 with a left side door added on but I'm sure it has its unique things too. Reliable? Handling similar? Thanks guys.

 

[Pilawt]

Roomier, more upright seating posture. Solidly built, but less tolerant of being landed with weight on the nosegear. A few of them are certified for aerobatics.

 

[ktup-flyer]

N19NT?

 

[frfly172]

More comfort,but slower,not a speed demon,very solid, easy to land airplane.

 

[Todd82]

N19NT?

No.
https://www.barnstormers.com/classified_1309631_Beechcraft+Sport.html

 

[Todd82]

How are the stall/spin characteristics compared to the "Hershey Bar?"

 

[Pilawt]

https://www.barnstormers.com/classified_1309631_Beechcraft+Sport.html

Assuming it’s in good shape, it looks like a lot of airplane for the money.

 

[RyanB]

Looks like a nice bird & the price is definitely right. Hard to argue with that.

 

[AKBill]

Been flying a Sport B19 for 20+ years. Flown it from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, from Alaska to Chicago, from Chicago to Elko, NV and back to Alaska as I have moved over the 20 year period. It's slow, comfortable, has good stall and spin characters, mine has 2 doors love that. Maintenance is straight forward, O-320 easy to service, would climb better with an O-360, about 8 1/2 to 9 gph...

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

How are the stall/spin characteristics compared to the "Hershey Bar?"

There were issues with spins - the one I flew had a "spin kit" - a couple strakes on the cowl and perhaps something else.

Edit: http://www.beechaeroclub.org/downloads/sbs/SI-0619-090.pdf

Don't recall if I ever spun it, but I never had any issues beyond having to learn to land an airplane that had flaps.

 

[Bill]

Be sure to inspect the trailing edges of the wings and control surfaces for bird strikes.

 

[Skip Miller]

Assuming it’s in good shape, it looks like a lot of airplane for the money.

The plane on Barnstormers has a classic 1970's paint scheme...

 

[AggieMike88]

Be sure to inspect the trailing edges of the wings and control surfaces for bird strikes.

Now that’s funny right there

 

[Shepherd]

If I was looking, and the logs and inspection checked out, I'd offer $23,000 and settle on $24,000. and take that puppy home.
Driver side door, and since my most important missions are flying the Mrs and myself to airport diners with the occasional trip to Massachusetts or Tennessee, from mid-NYS, on a retiree's non-schedule, this is a perfect fit.
Too bad I'm not in the market right now.

 

[Todd82]

about 8 1/2 to 9 gph...

About 100kt for that fuel burn?

 

[Todd82]

The plane on Barnstormers has a classic 1970's paint scheme...

Interior looks a little dated too, but if the functional stuff works i can deal with seat covers for now and plan on a paint / interior job once the house is paid off in a year or two.

 

[ktup-flyer]

Assuming you’ve seen this one, but they say it’s better to buy a plane that’s already how you want it. https://www.controller.com/listings...-sport-musketeer?dlr=1&sfc=0&ssc=0&src=0&if=1

 

[labbadabba]

Jeez, Barnstormers sucks.

 

[midwestpa24]

Assuming it’s in good shape, it looks like a lot of airplane for the money.

The only thing that sticks out to me is 2300 hours since new on a 1974. It obviously spent at least part of its life sitting, possibly not being maintained. I would dig a little deeper to see how much it has flown in the last 5-10 years. If it has flown regularly lately, then most of the maintenance items and bugs have probably been dealt with. If it has spent the last 5-10 years parked, it may be a can of worms on maintenance gremlins.

 

[RalphInCA]

OMG That interior!

It’s hard to believe we ever considered that stylish.

 

[Pilawt]

That was around the time people thought this was attractive, too (1978 C-177B Cardinal). No accounting for taste.

 

[Todd82]

OMG That interior!

It’s hard to believe we ever considered that stylish.

We? Speak for yourself I wasn't around back then

 

[AKBill]

About 100kt for that fuel burn?

Outer ring of my airspeed indicator is mph so that's what I use. Rotate 70mph, short final 75mph, cruse 2500rpm, 2500ft 60F, 120mph.... I took the rear seat out, just the wife and I. Park outside in SE AK (rainforest) so I took carpet out, painted the plywood floor (easy to clean, no mold). Useful load is not real good around 750lbs (full fuel +2). 30gal a side. Stall flaps up 68mph, 35* 57 mph. My wife Tami, and December snow....

 

[RalphInCA]

We? Speak for yourself I wasn't around back then

Your time is coming Todd. Someday what you consider stylish will be ridiculed too.

 

[Todd82]

Your time is coming Todd. Someday what you consider stylish will be ridiculed too.

Oh I know. Kids getting hired here 10-15 years younger than me all the time.

 

[GRG55]

That was around the time people thought this was attractive, too (1978 C-177B Cardinal). No accounting for taste.

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Just remember, this was the Cirrus of its time.

 

[Pilawt]

Just remember, this was the Cirrus of its time.

My 172 was built the same year. It came from the factory with Cessna's elegant and tasteful "Screaming Yellow" interior motif.



The upholstery in it now is a more muted beige, but the yellow plastic subpanel remains as a souvenir.

 

[GRG55]

My 172 was built the same year. It came from the factory with Cessna's elegant and tasteful "Screaming Yellow" interior motif.

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The upholstery in it now is a more muted beige, but the yellow plastic subpanel remains as a souvenir.

Yes, we were all breaking out of the chocolate brown and shag carpet of the early 1970s. "Harvest Gold" and "Avocado" were all the rage, iirc. Preparing for the age of beige to come ("Almond" and "Biscuit", the only two colors a committee can agree on)

 

[Pilawt]

"Harvest Gold" and "Avocado" were all the rage, iirc.

That was the factory color scheme still on my '78 Cheetah when I bought it. The prior owner had put burgundy carpeting and tan Naugahyde seats in it. It got painted within a year.

 

[aftCG]

Yes, we were all breaking out of the chocolate brown and shag carpet of the early 1970s. "Harvest Gold" and "Avocado" were all the rage, iirc. Preparing for the age of beige to come ("Almond" and "Biscuit", the only two colors a committee can agree on)

You forgot burnt orange and the color we now refer to as Smurf blue

 

[Hank S]

My 172 was built the same year. It came from the factory with Cessna's elegant and tasteful "Screaming Yellow" interior motif.

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The upholstery in it now is a more muted beige, but the yellow plastic subpanel remains as a souvenir.

You do realize that your local auto paint shop sells spray cans of SEM paint that bonds well to plastic? I did mine in Almond when I bought the plane. The hard part is getting those pieces out to paint . . . .