Detailed Description
For your consideration is N272C, a STANDARD CATEGORY - FAA CERTIFIED 1974 SIAI Marchetti SF-260B, bearing serial number 20-01. This aircraft has accumulated just 5067 hours since its initial manufacturing, averaging around 100 flight hours per year since its inception. Manufactured in Italy by Aermacchi, a new model of this aircraft would cost approximately $1.6 million today, provided you can acquire one.
Notably, this aircraft is FAA-Certified and falls under the Standard Category, making it non-experimental and legally fit for both private and/or commercial use. This aircraft possesses the unique capability of operating from both improved (paved) and unimproved (dirt or grass) airstrips requiring only 2,000 to 3,000 feet of runway at 2430lbs. This flexibility extends to day or night flights, VFR or IFR conditions, complying with both FAA Part 91 and Part 135 regulations.
Performance is excellent. You can easily cover distances up to 600 nautical miles at 175 knots, in 3.5 hours all while consuming a frugal 15 gallons per hour at altitudes up to 12,500' MSL.
**Note: Aircraft is NOT pressurized and oxygen bottle is NOT required or installed for flights below 12,500' MSL.
Since 2007, this aircraft has been professionally owned, operated and maintained with care. It has flown mostly cross-country flights, and light aerobatics up to +4.4G and .25G. It has never been utilized for air shows or low-altitude, high G, flight demonstrations. It maintains its excellent mechanical condition by never allowing clients to G-LOC. Our strict maintenance and flying procedures have preserved a 37-year safety record and ensured excellent operational reliability.
In 2018, the aircraft underwent a nose-tail overhaul. The engine was overhauled by Western Skyways in Colorado. The Lycoming O-540D4-A5 engine, which currently has only 207 hours of operation out of its 2,000-hour TBO. All accessories were overhauled as well, resulting in exceptional engine performance. The aircraft boasts being fuel-injection and is matched with a Hartzell aluminum 2-blade propeller, generating 260 HP while weighing only 2,430 lbs MGTW.
Cosmetically, it is rated 9/10, featuring an attractive dark gray on light gray camouflage paint job, with the wings refreshed in 2021. The interior and all instruments are in original, but fair, condition.
Regarding avionics, please note two discrepancies: the S-TEC autopilot is not currently operational but is FAA-approved for installation, and the Bendix/King HSI requires minor repair for localizer tracking, though it does track headings. The Garmin GNS 530 was added to the avionics suite in 2007, with all other instruments original/overhauled and operational.
Maintenance by our in-house IA/A&P has been consistent since 2007, with the aircraft flown regularly about 100 hours annually. Aerobatic flights have remained within safe parameters, with no over-G experiences or deliberate heavy buffeting encounters. The wings and tail feathers are in excellent condition.
The airframe's history is free from damage, except for a minor rudder repair due to contact with an A26 during a towing incident in 2019. Otherwise, no damage history.
Several FAA-approved cockpit upgrades are currently installed and will be removed from the aircraft. These include a 5 Gallon smoke system, (2) Gunsights (1) Air Combat Electronic Tracking System (ETS) and the 3 Camera HD Camera System.
If you seek to own a genuine warbird with a proven track record of duribility and reliability, consider acquiring this high-performance 1974 SIAI Marchetti SF-260B fighter aircraft with confidence. You can review the attached Certificate of Evaluation ' Appraisal, conducted by Jason Zilberbrand VREF on August 31, 2023, valuing it at $360,350. I am willing to consider all reasonable offers. If you have not flown a Marchetti SF-260, I highly recommend booking a flight with me. I am confident that you will love it.
Engines / Mods / Prop
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, certified, fuel-Injected, with no engine modifications, 100% stock 260 HP with stock Hartzell 2 blade aluminum propeller.
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