What is this ?

[Tom-D]

I know it is a Helo, but which one, If times are good what's it worth?

 

[Tom-D]

Some people's toy boxes.

 

[Pilawt]

I know it is a Helo, but which one, If times are good what's it worth?

Looks like a Hughes/Schweizer 269A or 300. Sorry, no idea of value.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Looks like a Hughes/Schweizer 269A or 300. Sorry, no idea of value.

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Concur with this.
In pieces like in the images, probably not worth very much. Barnstormers lists them from $75K-$430K; a project was $15K

 

[RyanB]

I know it is a Helo, but which one

C’mon Tom, that’s an easy one!

 

[Tom-D]

Looks like a Hughes/Schweizer 269A or 300. Sorry, no idea of value.

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thanks

 

[Tom-D]

C’mon Tom, that’s an easy one!

maybe for you.

 

[RyanB]

maybe for you.

Just messin with ya!

 

[Tom-D]

Concur with this.
In pieces like in the images, probably not worth very much. Barnstormers lists them from $75K-$430K; a project was $15K

Then it is a viable project?
All the parts are there, new glass, fresh engine, needs assembly and re-wired.

 

[Craig]

Tom: Blade and gearbox hours need to be taken into account too. Timed out, or due for overhauls and it gets expensive quick. Have a friend that long term grounded his UH-1E due to the cost of repairing/replacing the 42 Degree gearbox in it. When he grounded it, overhaul cost was about 40K for the gearbox, and that assumed that everything in it was good. In his case, at least one shaft was suspect, and replacement ones were like hen's teeth.

 

[Tarheelpilot]

Tom: Blade and gearbox hours need to be taken into account too. Timed out, or due for overhauls and it gets expensive quick. Have a friend that long term grounded his UH-1E due to the cost of repairing/replacing the 42 Degree gearbox in it. When he grounded it, overhaul cost was about 40K for the gearbox, and that assumed that everything in it was good. In his case, at least one shaft was suspect, and replacement ones were like hen's teeth.

Those intermediate gear boxes on the Huey are not that expensive. I would have suspected blades or head components to ground that bird long before a 42

@Tom D there is an AD on the weldment clusters for most (perhaps all) of the 269’s. Make sure that you factor that into valuation of the airframe. Also sitting down with the competent times and pricing each life limited component is about the only way to come up with a good number. If you try to SWAG it there’s a good chance of screwing yourself.

 

[Tom-D]

Those intermediate gear boxes on the Huey are not that expensive. I would have suspected blades or head components to ground that bird long before a 42

@Tom D there is an AD on the weldment clusters for most (perhaps all) of the 269’s. Make sure that you factor that into valuation of the airframe. Also sitting down with the competent times and pricing each life limited component is about the only way to come up with a good number. If you try to SWAG it there’s a good chance of screwing yourself.

I know next to nothing about helos, But to take the word of the owner all times are mid life,This helo was being restored by a very knowledgable A&P-IA who died during the restoration.
That is why I'm in the hangar, working a 73 C-182 that was in the same situation.
I'll get the 182 going but the helo, no way.

 

[Tarheelpilot]

I know next to nothing about helos, But to take the word of the owner all times are mid life,This helo was being restored by a very knowledgable A&P-IA who died during the restoration.
That is why I'm in the hangar, working a 73 C-182 that was in the same situation.
I'll get the 182 going but the helo, no way.

Is it for sale?

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Then it is a viable project?
All the parts are there, new glass, fresh engine, needs assembly and re-wired.

I'm sorry, I wouldn't hazard a guess as to whether it is a viable project. If that were a chemistry question, I'd give an answer

 

[Tom-D]

Is it for sale?

I don't think so, the questions were for my benefit.

 

[Craig]

Tarheel: From what I understood from him, the E model uses a different 42 gear box from most other models and the supply of spares has pretty much vanished. He has the -13B engine upgrade and the big blades on his. I think the people that did some overhaul work for him, were caught forging records on stuff. I seem to recall that he put the bird in storage about the time that they got caught.

 

[Tarheelpilot]

Tarheel: From what I understood from him, the E model uses a different 42 gear box from most other models and the supply of spares has pretty much vanished. He has the -13B engine upgrade and the big blades on his. I think the people that did some overhaul work for him, were caught forging records on stuff. I seem to recall that he put the bird in storage about the time that they got caught.

The E models had cobra blades on them. They were still the 40’ diameter of the a model huey but the cord was massive. I didn’t know they had different 42 boxes. I thought they were all the same. I know most huey operators upgraded to the 212 intermediate boxes to get away from the progressive inspections required by AD on the original 204 part number intermediate.

 

[BigBadLou]

Some people's toy boxes.

Are my eyes failing me or is this a Mig-23?

 

[overdrive148]

Are my eyes failing me or is this a Mig-23?

 

[CC268]

Just messin with ya!

Urban legend is that Tom D has never laughed or cracked a smile. Ever.