GyroRon
Former Gyro know it all
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2003
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- Fort Mill South Carolina
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Found out a person here near me has a Bensen gyro he wants to sell and went to see it tonight. It is pretty nice, all original....
The airframe was in great shape, all the hardware is "AN" and golden, the tubing was clean and no paint or corrosion. The airframe is stock Bensen including the stock seat and boat type fuel tank. Has new Bensen Rotorhead, pump stick, metal "stop sign" type tail, glider tow hook up front, etc...
The thing has never been finished or flown, and has always been stored in a garage so it still looks new.
Engine is one of the Japan Truck versions of the Subaru EA-81 with direct drive, swinging a 54X30 inch prop.
Instruments were minimal, just a few engine monitoring and airspeed if I remember correctly.
He also has TWO sets of brand new Bensen metal blades in two separate crates - only has one hubbar though.
I looked it over and basically it looks sound, but does need some work to finish and get flying. Throttle cable needs to be hooked up, needs a throttle quadrant as well, Some of the engine wiring and plumbing needs to be cleaned up, Would replace seat and boat tank with more modern seat tank, Would replace rudder cables with thicker cables, may need new inner tubes in the tires - although all had air in them now, who knows how old they are....
I told him I would try to sell it for him. I figure it needs about 2 weekends of work to get in the air - maybe less if you know what your doing - and about 500$ worth of parts including the seat tank.
Asking 3800$ must pick up here in Charlotte N.C.
The airframe was in great shape, all the hardware is "AN" and golden, the tubing was clean and no paint or corrosion. The airframe is stock Bensen including the stock seat and boat type fuel tank. Has new Bensen Rotorhead, pump stick, metal "stop sign" type tail, glider tow hook up front, etc...
The thing has never been finished or flown, and has always been stored in a garage so it still looks new.
Engine is one of the Japan Truck versions of the Subaru EA-81 with direct drive, swinging a 54X30 inch prop.
Instruments were minimal, just a few engine monitoring and airspeed if I remember correctly.
He also has TWO sets of brand new Bensen metal blades in two separate crates - only has one hubbar though.
I looked it over and basically it looks sound, but does need some work to finish and get flying. Throttle cable needs to be hooked up, needs a throttle quadrant as well, Some of the engine wiring and plumbing needs to be cleaned up, Would replace seat and boat tank with more modern seat tank, Would replace rudder cables with thicker cables, may need new inner tubes in the tires - although all had air in them now, who knows how old they are....
I told him I would try to sell it for him. I figure it needs about 2 weekends of work to get in the air - maybe less if you know what your doing - and about 500$ worth of parts including the seat tank.
Asking 3800$ must pick up here in Charlotte N.C.