1965 BEECH 33 DEBONAIR, 3799 TT, 829 SMOH, 449SNEW 3 BLADE, WIND DAMAGE ONLY.

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1965 BEECH 33 DEBONAIR, 3799 TT, 829 SMOH, 449SNEW 3 BLADE, WIND DAMAGE ONLY.
THE STRAIGHT TAILED BONANZA, CALLED THE DEBONAIR UNTIL 1968, WAS DESIGNED TO ALLEIVIATE CONCERNS FROM SOME PROSPECTIVE OWNERS ABOUT THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE CLASSIC “V- TAILED” BONANZA.
MARKETED AS A “LESS EXPENSIVE” CHOICE, THE DEBONAIR WAS GIVEN A LOWER POWER (225 H.P. VS. 250/260 FOR THE BONANZA) ENGINE OF THE SAME DISPLACEMENT (FUEL INJECTED IN BOTH AIRCRAFT), WITH LESS STANDARD AVIONICS AND FRILLS.
THE DEBONAIR GAINED A FOLLOWING AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED AND BEECH ADDED IN SOME OF THOSE FRILLS, SO THE C MODEL DEBONAIRS, LIKE THIS ONE, WERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE SAME YEAR BONANZA.
THE 33/DEBONAIR EVENTUALLY BECAME THE WINNER IN THE WAR, AS IT WAS PRODUCED LONG AFTER THE V-TAIL PRODUCTION ENDED.
THE C33, LIKE THIS ONE, USED THE SAME CENTER STACK RADIO LAYOUT, 6 PACK FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND STRIP ENGINE GUAGES AS THE P-35 AND UP BONANZAS, AND THE LONG 3
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WINDOW AS WELL.
4 INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTABLE, MODERN BUCKET SEATS REPLACED THE EARLIER BENCH SEATS.
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD RETRACTOR REEL SHOULDER HARNESSES INSTALLED TO MODERN SAFETY STANDARDS.
ONE OF THE SPECIAL MODS TO THIS AIRPLANE IS THE ADDITION OF BRITTAIN/OSBOURNE 20 GALLONS PER SIDE TIP TANKS, GIVING THIS AIRPLANE UP TO 114 GALLONS AVAILABLE FUEL.  Now that is a cross-country airplane!
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY A HIGH WIND EVENT WHILE PARKED IN IT’S NORMAL T HANGER.
THE HANGER DOOR SKIN CAME PARTIALLY OFF, PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT BACK AGAINST THE BACK WALL AND DEBRIS SWIRLED AROUND.
THIS WAS NOT A “CRASH” OR IMPACT ACCIDENT, SO THE 3 BLADE PROPELLOR (NEW IN 2009) WAS NOT BENT, NOR WAS THE POLISHED SPINNER.
NO DAMAGE OR PROP STRIKE TO THE IO-470K ENGINE WHICH HAS 829 HOURS SINCE MAJOR.
NO DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, NOSEBOWL, NOSE GEAR DOORS OR ANY OF THE LANDING GEAR.
SPEED SLOPE WINDSHIELD LOOKS GOOD, AS DOES THE FRAMELESS SIDE VENT SIDE WINDOWS AND THE REST OF THE GLASS.
IN ADDITION TO SOME RANDOM SCRATCHES TO THE PAINT HERE AND THERE, THE ACTUAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE FROM DEBRIS AND BEING MOVED IN THE HANGER CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
BOTH FLAPS AND BOTH AILERONS HAVE BENT SKINS AT THE TRAILING EDGES. THE WINGS ARE NOT DAMAGED AT THE CONTROL SURFACE ATTACH POINTS.
BOTH ELEVATORS ARE DAMAGED.
THE RUDDER SKIN IS DAMAGED BUT THE VERTICAL FIN IS NOT.
THE LEFT UPPER COWL SKIN IS DENTED, BUT THE BOOT COWL, FIREWALL, LOWER COWL AND UPPER NOSEBOWL ARE NOT. THE COWL STILL CLOSES AND LATCHES PROPERLY.
THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AFT OF THE REAR WINDOW, HAS A DENT/WRINKLE.  THE DAMAGE IS ONLY ON THE SIDE, IT DOES NOT WRAP OVER THE TOP OR UNDER THE BOTTOM AND THE REAR SIDE GLASS IS NOT DAMAGED.
THE LEFT HORIZONTAL HAS A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AT THE OUTBOARD ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT.  THE SKINS DO NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED.
THE LEFT OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR HAS SOME TWEAKS TO THE EDGES OF THE SKIN.
THE BALANCE OF THE AIRPLANE DOES NOT SEEM TO SHOW ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
INSIDE, THE YOKE IS THE LATEST STYLE RAM’S HORN UPDATE.
THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE BEECHCRAFT (BRITTAIN) B-4 AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WITH ALTITUDE HOLD.
THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING A KING KCS-55A ELECTRIC HSI SYSTEM!
EXTRAS INCLUDE A UBG-16 SIX PLACE EGT/CHT BAR GRAPH SMART SCANNER SYSTEM AND FS-450 FUEL TOTALIZER/FUEL FLOW SYSTEM, PLUS A PS ENGINEERING INTERCOM SYSTEM.
TRAYS AND CONNECTORS ARE THERE FOR KING AUDIO PANEL, KING NAV-COM, GARMIN TRANSPONDER AND CONNECTORS ARE THERE AND WIRED FOR A GARMIN 430/530.  NONE OF THESE PANEL UNITS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS AUCTION, ALLOWING YOU TO DECIDE TO SLIDE THIS TYPE EQUIPMENT BACK IN, OR UPGRADE TO WHATEVER STATE OF THE ART YOU DESIRE, WITHOUT PAYING FOR STUFF YOU DON’T WANT!!
LOCATED AT OUR MAIN LOCATION AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT (KMIC), JUST NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN.  WE WILL STORE THE AIRPLANE AT NO CHARGE FOR UP TO 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.
WE REGULARILY TRAVEL TO PICK UP OUR OWN AIRPLANES, SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH TRANSPORTATION, AT ADDITIONAL COST, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO COME YOURSELF.
WITH THE REPLACEMENT OR RESKINNING OF THE CONTROL SURFACES AND A LITTLE SHEET METAL WORK, THIS AIRPLANE WILL BE READY TO GO!
NOT A MAJOR, GROUND UP PROJECT, AS THE ENGINE, PROP AND WINGS ARE ALL OK.
AND NO BELLY DAMAGE THAT YOU WOULD SEE IF THIS WAS A GEAR UP.
Remember the tip tanks are also installed, in case you were thinking of an Io-520 or Io-550 upgrade in the future, or turbo normalizing!
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