1975 SIAI MARCHETTI SF260B Single Engine Piston for sale - 2455433

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1975 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260B - N13FD - RARE STANDARD CATEGORY (Not Experimental) ' Ex-Air Combat USA ' 310 SMOH ' Aerobatic + IFR ' Honest Return-to-Service ' MAKE OFFER Straight talk first: N13FD has been hangared and out of service since September 2020. It is sold honestly as a return-to-service airplane - it will need a fresh annual, pitot-static/transponder certification, and ADS-B Out before it flies again, and I encourage every buyer to do a full prebuy and engine borescope. No surprises, no overpromising. In return you get a genuinely rare SF.260B: low-time engine, standard airworthiness, and equipment most of these airplanes don't have. WHY THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. This is a STANDARD-CATEGORY SIAI-Marchetti SF.260B - not experimental. It holds an FAA standard airworthiness certificate (Normal/Utility/Aerobatic), which sets it apart from the experimental-exhibition SF.260s and warbird trainers that make up most of the U.S. fleet, and gives its owner far broader operating latitude. It is also a genuine veteran of Air Combat USA - the pioneering civilian air-combat operation founded by Michael E. Blackstone, whose SF.260 fleet flew more than 100,000 sorties. Airplanes with this combination of paperwork and history rarely come up. DESIGNED BY A MASTER. The SF.260 is Stelio Frati's masterpiece - all-metal, flush-riveted, low-wing, with retractable gear, wingtip tanks, and a sliding bubble canopy. More than two dozen air forces used it to screen pilots headed for jet fighters. Certified to +6/-3 G aerobatic, it is also a real IFR cross-country traveler, cruising around 170 knots with comfortable 500-700 nm legs, day or night. Very few aircraft do warbird aerobatics AND genuine cross-country this well. It looks, sounds, and flies like a mini P-51 fighter. MISSION EQUIPMENT INSTALLED. Cockpit gunsights and air-combat simulation system; three HD cameras with an electronic switcher for in-flight edit-to-SD; Panasonic recorder; and a smoke system. For an operator interested in air-combat rides, demonstration, or aerial cinematography, this is a ready-built configuration that costs tens of thousands and many months to assemble from scratch. (Equipment conveys with the airframe; any commercial passenger operation requires the operator's own authority and insurance.) THE AIRPLANE. Airframe 5,500 hours total time. The 260-hp Lycoming engine and constant-speed propeller show just 310 hours since a Western Skyways overhaul. Stored in a dry hangar in Chino, California - an inland climate well regarded for preserving airframes and engines. Because it has been sitting, the engine deserves a borescope and the airplane a prebuy; I welcome both. SPECIFICATIONS 1975 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260B - N13FD - s/n 10-09 Airframe: 5,500 hrs total time Engine: Lycoming 260 hp - 310 hrs SMOH (Western Skyways overhaul, per owner records) Propeller: constant-speed - 310 hrs since overhaul Airworthiness: FAA STANDARD certificate - Normal/Utility/Aerobatic (NOT experimental) Aerobatic limits: +6 / -3 G Mission gear: gunsight/laser combat sim, 3x HD cameras + switcher, Panasonic recorder, smoke system Avionics / IFR panel: Garmin 530, KX-155 Garmin Transponder ' S-Tec Autopilot ADS-B Out: not yet installed (needed for return to service) Status: out of service since 9/2020 - needs fresh annual + pitot-static/transponder cert Logbooks: Complete Since New - Available for inspection Damage history: NONE KNOWN Location: dry hangar, Chino, CA (KCNO) Price: MAKE OFFER POSSIBLE TAX ADVANTAGE. For qualifying business use, an aircraft placed in service today may be eligible for 100% first-year bonus depreciation, made permanent under the 2025 federal tax law (OBBBA). Confirm with your own tax advisor. TERMS. Sold as-is, where-is; not currently airworthy. All times, specifications, equipment, and airworthiness category are believed accurate but not warranted; buyer to verify everything by personal inspe Avionics / Equipment GNS 530 KX 155 S-Tec Autopilot (installed) Cameras, Smoke System, and Gunsights. (FAA Approved) Airframe FAA Certified, NOT EXPERIMENTAL. Structure and paint are in excellent condition. No damage history. All logs since new. 5500 hours TTAF. Engines / Mods / Prop Western Skyways overhauled (2018), 260 HP normally aspirated, carburetor, 310 hours SMOH. Interior / Exterior Interior is in original condition.