86" Grumman F8F Bearcat short kit from Ziroli Plans
More pictures here
It is built like a Bearcat should be, with a lot of strength, by using bass stringers, and birch plywood. It is setup for a Zenoah GT 80 twin, and Ziroli Retracts. The engine and retracts are not included. A fiberglass cowl and clear canopy are included.
Cost to build
$500 - kit, plans, cowl, canopy
$500 - glue, hinges, push rods, wood replaced, etc
$2400 - 6 months labor to build
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$3400 investedFirst $1650 buys it. If interested make an offer.
I will be using uShip.com to get an individual to pick it up at my home, and ship it with special care any where there is a street address, and someone to accept it (in the lower 48)
$100 for crate materials
$75 for labor to build crate
$300 to $400 for uShip delivery.$475 to $575 for shipping
Links to the kit and parts
Pictures of Build
Special features include:
Predrilled for Zenoah GT 80 twin.
Mounts ready for Robart main and tail wheel retracts.
Hidden wing flap and aileron servos mounted in removable trays.
Gas tank, and nose weight magnetic access hatch.
Full depth cockpit floor, and walls not included with kit.
Removable dash for future instrument mounting.
Four bolts to hold wing to fuselage, not dowels.
Bass stringers in fuselage, not balsa.
Removable, tilt-able, outer wings to give it that carrier look.
Wing wiring hatches to access all wiring to servos, retract lines, lights, bombs.
Tail wheel magnetic hatch for access to retract.
Magnetic wing bolt hatches for easy access at the field.
Bass bracing, and hatches to make the plane strong, and maintainable.
History and Pictures of Full Scale BearCat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/type.php?p=902
