Beech 18 on the auction block

[flyer338]

There is a 1944 Beech 18 at the airport at Yerington NV. There is only one picture, but it looks like all the big parts are there. It is a lien sale by the city. I am sure there is an interesting story. 
 

https://hibid.com/catalog/197256/city-of-yerington-lien-sale---1944-beech-model-18-airplane/

[RLCarter]

No control surfaces on the tail

[flyer338]

28 minutes ago, RLCarter said:

No control surfaces on the tail

You have better eyes than I.

[steingar]

Looks like it's missing at least one aileron.  That thing is junk without a giant restoration who's cost would far exceed the value of the aircraft.  Pity, they're neat things.

[EricJ]

No control surfaces, lots of missing surface panels, one engine is missing at least one cylinder, the panel and wiring appear to be pretty useless, needs glass, interior, engine control knobs, antennas, etc., etc., etc. 

Not even sure there's scrap value there.

Very sad.   :'(

 

[gsxrpilot]

There's one in the hangar next to mine. It's in great condition and regularly flies out of BJC. I've met the cranky old man who owns it and hope to get a ride in it come spring.

[RLCarter]

18's and DC3's were everywhere down here on the border back in the contraband days

[PT20J]

I loved the few hours I got in the museum C-45 before another pilot ran off the runway in a crosswind and hit a runway distance remaining sign. We patched it up and the ferry pilot ground looped it on landing and killed it (but luckily not himself). It’s a great airplane and was Olive Beech’s favorite. 

[Nick Pilotte]

There’s a three page post on BeechTalk in the classics section on this plane when it went on the block last year.  It can’t be good when there’s no interest in the plane on that site.    Some over there were familiar with the plane and said $10k would be over value of it.

[steingar]

There's a grass strip North of here where they keep one of those in things in good repair.  They fly it now and again, but told me they like flying the Stearmans (three, Mom, Dad and Son) because the Stearmans burn less gas.

[EricJ]

16 hours ago, PT20J said:

I loved the few hours I got in the museum C-45 before another pilot ran off the runway in a crosswind and hit a runway distance remaining sign. We patched it up and the ferry pilot ground looped it on landing and killed it (but luckily not himself). It’s a great airplane and was Olive Beech’s favorite. 

The CAF here at Falcon Field (KFFZ, AZ) has a C-45 that lately has been getting flown pretty regularly.   You can pay to get a ride on it, and they were selling holiday light tours last month.

https://www.azcaf.org/plane/c-45-expeditor/

[N201MKTurbo]

Big roomy airplanes need big roomy fuel tanks!

[M20F]

When you burn more oil per hour than a Mooney burns gas.....

[PT20J]

11 minutes ago, M20F said:

When you burn more oil per hour than a Mooney burns gas.....

Naw, a gallon per side every five or six hours is all the R-985s burn. But they drip some. They are fun to fly, but can be a bear in a cross wind. You wheel land them and keep the tail up as long as possible, then get it down as fast as you can. Those twin rudders lose effectiveness as the tail descends and they are blanked out behind the wing and directional control is nil until the tail wheel bites the ground. If a crosswind gust catches you when the tail is midway down differential power is all that will save you.

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