DEscriptION
This '68 Turbocharged V35A-TC is one very rare airplane and it sports the 5-Seat Cabin Configuration. only about 100 of these Turbo'd V35's were made and they are FAST ! Long Range Fuel of 114 Gallons! You can cruise for 5 hours and land with one hour of reserve fuel ! Max Gross Takeoff Weight of 3,600 lbs and a Useful Load of 1,324 lbs. Equipped with King avionics and an Apollo IFR-Certified GPS-Com with CDI. Three com radios! Century II Autopilot w/ Altitude Hold & Glideslope Coupling, JPI-700 Engine Analyzer, Aero Safe Electric Standby Vacuum System, Factory Oxygen System with Large 115 cu. ft. bottle, Digital Tachometer, Beech Factory Tail Reinforcement mod, Engine Pre-Heater and various other mods. Good paint & interior. The aircraft just made the trip from Soldotna, Alaska to our offices in Tulsa, OK and made the trip with no issues.
Airframe
4,027 hours Total Time Since New
Engine(s)
1,469 hours since Major Overhaul
785 hours since Complete Bottom End Overhaul by Alaskan Aircraft Engines, Inc. of Anchorage, AK (FAA CRS # CY4R119M)
254 hours since Top Overhaul by Aero Recip Alaska, LLC of Anchorage, AK (FAA CRS # 030R370Y)
254 hours on Overhauled Turbocharger, New Vacuum Pump & All New Engine Compartment Hoses
Make: Continental / Model: TSIO-520D / Serial # 156147-72-D / 285 Horsepower Turbocharged Engine with a 170--hour TBO
Most recent compressions taken March 2017: #1 / 70, #2 / 69, #3 / 71, #4 / 70, #5 / 66, & #6 / 64.
Prop Specs
Propeller:
785 hours since Overhaul on 2-Blade Constant Speed Hot Prop by Tiffin-Aire, Inc. of Tiffin, OH (FAA CRS # DTXR341D)
Make: McCauley / Model: 2A36C82-T-FG / Serial # 731477
Modifications/Conversions
This '68 Turbocharged V35A-TC is one very rare airplane and it sports the 5-Seat Cabin Configuration. only about 100 of these Turbo'd V35's were made and they are FAST ! Long Range Fuel of 114 Gallons! You can cruise for 5 hours and land with one hour of reserve fuel ! Max Gross Takeoff Weight of 3,600 lbs and a Useful Load of 1,324 lbs
Avionics/Radios
KMA-20 Audio Panel w/ 3-Light Marker Beacons
King KR-85 ADF
Apollo GX-60 IFR-Approach-Certified GPS-Com w/ Pilot's Panel-mounted Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
King KX-175B TSO 720 Channel Nav-Com #2 w/ VOR, Localizer & Glideslope (ILS)
Kign KX-170B 720 Channel Nav-Com #3 w/ VOR & Localizer
KT-78 Transponder w/ Encoding Altimeter
Century III Autopilot coupled to GPS & Nav-1 w/ Altitude Hold & Glideslope Coupling (STC # SA1035WE)
Additional Equipment:
Five-Seat Cabin Configuration!
Tip Tanks - Total Fuel Capacity 114 Gallons !
Factory Oxygen System with Large 115 cu. ft. Oxygen Bottle
Beryl D'Shannon Products STC'd 'Tail Safe' Support Angles & Spar Stub on the Root Rib of the Horizontal Stabilizer as per the Smith Speed Conversion Drawing List # 1006. (STC # SA1649CE & SA1650C)
Beech Stabilizer Reinforcement Kit # 35-4016-75 installed in October 1997
JPI EDM-700 Digital Graphic Engine Analyzer (STC # 2586NM)
Horizon's International Digital Tachometer with Hour Meter
Aero Safe 'Guardian 1' Electric Standby Vacuum System (STC # SA4835SW)
Engine Pre-Heater System
Engine Oil Filter
Electric Pitch Trim
Aileron Trim
Vernier Throttle, Prop, & Mixture Controls
FlightCom portable 2-place voice-activated intercom system hardwired for Pilot & Co-Pilot Positions
Dual USB and Dual 12-Volt Auxiliary Power Ports for charging cell phones, iPads, portable GPS, etc.
Pilot's Foul Weather Window
Pilot's Ram's Horn Yoke with 'Electric Trim, 'Autopilot Quick Disconnect', 'Push-to-Talk', & 'Map Light' Switches
Instrument Post Lights
'Alternator Out' Warning Light
''Glideslope Coupled to Autopilot' Annunciator Light
Cabin Dome Light
Outsider Air Temperature Gauge
Brackett Air Filter
Rosen STC'd Articulating Tinted Sunvisors (STC # SA3599NM)
Polished Spinner
Clear Protection Tape on Leading Edges of Wings and Ruddervators
Wingtip Strobe Lights
Overhead Fresh Air Valves
Prop De-Icer Amperage Gauge
'Map Caddy' Console between Pilot & Co-Pilot Seats
New Main Battery & New ELT Battery installed in March 2017
Exhaust Crossover Sealing Bellows replaced with Knisley Exhaust Systems, Inc. Sealing Bellows P/N 720-2000 G95 FFI (Stainless Steel) using Self Lockign Nuts. (FAA Form 337 dated 8-29-96)
112 hours since Engine & Propeller Dyanamically-Balanced with Chadwick-Helmuth's 192-A I/A/W Publication AW-9511-2.
Beech SB 2668R1 (Tail Control Rod Inspection & Mod to Corrosion Proof Tail Control Rods c/w in October 1997
Comes with a full set of cold weather covers for the wings, tail, prop, cabin & engine.
Gross Weight: 3,600 lbs. / Empty Weight: 2,275.4 lbs. / Useful Load: 1,324.6 lbs.
Additional Equipment
Five-Seat Cabin Configuration!
Tip Tanks - Total Fuel Capacity 114 Gallons !
Factory Oxygen System with Large 115 cu. ft. Oxygen Bottle
Beryl D'Shannon Products STC'd 'Tail Safe' Support Angles & Spar Stub on the Root Rib of the Horizontal Stabilizer as per the Smith Speed Conversion Drawing List # 1006. (STC # SA1649CE & SA1650C)
Beech Stabilizer Reinforcement Kit # 35-4016-75 installed in October 1997
JPI EDM-700 Digital Graphic Engine Analyzer (STC # 2586NM)
Horizon's International Digital Tachometer with Hour Meter
Aero Safe 'Guardian 1' Electric Standby Vacuum System (STC # SA4835SW)
Engine Pre-Heater System
Engine Oil Filter
Electric Pitch Trim
Aileron Trim
Vernier Throttle, Prop, & Mixture Controls
FlightCom portable 2-place voice-activated intercom system hardwired for Pilot & Co-Pilot Positions
Dual USB and Dual 12-Volt Auxiliary Power Ports for charging cell phones, iPads, portable GPS, etc.
Pilot's Foul Weather Window
Pilot's Ram's Horn Yoke with 'Electric Trim, 'Autopilot Quick Disconnect', 'Push-to-Talk', & 'Map Light' Switches
Instrument Post Lights
'Alternator Out' Warning Light
''Glideslope Coupled to Autopilot' Annunciator Light
Cabin Dome Light
Outsider Air Temperature Gauge
Brackett Air Filter
Rosen STC'd Articulating Tinted Sunvisors (STC # SA3599NM)
Polished Spinner
Clear Protection Tape on Leading Edges of Wings and Ruddervators
Wingtip Strobe Lights
Overhead Fresh Air Valves
Prop De-Icer Amperage Gauge
'Map Caddy' Console between Pilot & Co-Pilot Seats
New Main Battery & New ELT Battery installed in March 2017
Exhaust Crossover Sealing Bellows replaced with Knisley Exhaust Systems, Inc. Sealing Bellows P/N 720-2000 G95 FFI (Stainless Steel) using Self Lockign Nuts. (FAA Form 337 dated 8-29-96)
112 hours since Engine & Propeller Dyanamically-Balanced with Chadwick-Helmuth's 192-A I/A/W Publication AW-9511-2.
Beech SB 2668R1 (Tail Control Rod Inspection & Mod to Corrosion Proof Tail Control Rods c/w in October 1997
Comes with a full set of cold weather covers for the wings, tail, prop, cabin & engine.
Gross Weight: 3,600 lbs. / Empty Weight: 2,275.4 lbs. / Useful Load: 1,324.6 lbs.
Year Painted
1997
Exterior
Professionally stripped, etched, alodined, & painted with Imron Paint via the Dupont Process in October 1997.
Dupont 'Imron' paint.
base: Matterhorn White (# 6538N)
Major trim: metallic Blue (# G8064U)
Minor trim: Light Gray (# 71537U)
Still very presentable but has various chips and slight oxidation in some spots.
Rated 6+ to 7.
Interior
Medium Blue velour interior upholstery Light Gray velous piping on Beech high-back seats with 'Beech V35A-TC' embroidered headrests.
Light Gray vinyl sidepanels with Light Gray tweed fabric inserts and Light Gray vinyl covered armrests.
Medium Gray carpeting.
Off-White interior window trim and headliner.
Light Gray seatbelts.
The optional Rear 5th Seat is covered in Light Gray vinyl.
Good condition.
Rated 7.
Inspection Status
Annual Inspection next due: April 1, 2018
All Logs Complete Since New.
Damage History: Hard landing in 1996. Repaired with factory new parts. The engine had a bottom overhaul and the prop was also replaced at that time. Fully repaired & professionally documented
