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SKYBOLT N360 HP
The airplane is an experimental category biplane with the N number N360HP and was completed in 1980 and was named and or titled as and Ebershoff Steen Skybolt.
The airplane was designed by Lamar Steen and was built from a set of Steen Aero Labs plans. The airplane is powered by a Lycoming 540-K1A5 Highly modified opposed cylinders certified aircraft engine. The propeller is a certified experimental propeller manufactured by M&T propeller in Germany and is a constant speed propeller. The airplane has a fully IFR panel and is Mod C equipped and also is equipped with a Garmin GPS. Historically for Colorado history the airplane is one of two airplanes designed, built and flown in Colorado, the other being the Alexander Eagle Rock. The first Skybolt was built in an industrial arts class in 1970 by minority students at Manual High School in Denver.
Total cost of building the airplane and maintaining the airplane is over $250,000. The airplane was built and flown nationally in air shows by David L. Ebershoff of Denver, Colorado. Dave has over 5000 hours of flying time and has a Single Engine Land pilots license with a commercial instrument rating and glider rating and Low level ground ratings for air show performances. The airplane was flown in over 100 air shows and 30 International aerobatics club contests for precision flying. The airplane has many performance modifications to improve performance. At various times the airplane was sponsored by various vendors including Coors Beer and Total petroleum. The airplane was nicknamed "Totally Awesome."
Dave was an ACE (air show creditation evaluator) for the ICAS organization for 8 years, participating in the evaluation of pilot skills for low level air show performances. Dave has probably flown more air shows than any other pilot in Colorado history.
N360HP has received numerous awards for showmanship and is the finest example of a Skybolt flying in the Nation today. Amongst the awards are:
National Biplane Grand Champion, concouers de elegance in Oklahoma.
Oshkosh reserve Grand Champion Charles Lindbergh award in 1982 and 1986.
Colorado Grand Champion for 5 years.
The prestigious Wright Brothers award at the Dayton air show for best plans homebuilt airplane nationally.
Approximately a dozen additional awards for showmanship and workmanship.
The aircraft has approximately 250 hours on a highly modified IO 540-K1A5 Lycoming with the heavy duty crank. Engine is in excellent condition.
Aircraft is also equipped with Mode C and encoding altimeter. Other instrumentation is an electric turn and bank, intercom, and two way vhf transceiver, VOR, GPS Garmin transceiver and GPS combo, 3 Dave Clarke Headsets, Parachute, seat belts front and aft, new tires, M&T composite 3 blade propeller, Highly modified ailerons with amazing roll rate, standard engine and performance instrumentation. The airframe has approximately 2,000 hours on it. This is a spectacular airplane, the finest of its kind.
Sales Price, US $175,000 OBO
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