c/n 1259, N808BD

[Doug Johnson]

9 pictures check your albums. Please do an internet search maybe you'll come up with one I couldn't find, I need all the help I can get.

Previous posts about N808BD or anything click on  http://flyhelio.com/smf/index.php?action=search  Enter ?

c/n 1259, built 06/67 as U-10D s/n 66-14357 for USAF accepted 06/67, t/n “14357” USAF West Virginia Air National Guard, 130^th Special Operations Squadron until 11/74, storage MASDC Davis-Monthan AFB AZ declared excess 01/77 released from storage 09/78 as N5405G 10/78 WV CAP 1 of 15 released to Factory for conversion by Factory reps to trigear for WV CAP 10/78 CAP sold '81, rereg N808BD Buzz Dopkin (named Helioshark) CO sold '03, Performance Aircraft corp (Igaal Barak) CA sold '08, Ben Cart GA sold '10, Alan Sikes (Sikes Onion Farm) Collins, GA, sold 08/18 Rick Scmidt OR

Anyone know where and what Helioshark came from or refers to?
My guess is that that while on dispaly with Buzz he wanted a catchy name to attract attention.









The asymmetrical U-10D instrument panel was retained in my opinion the best panel of all models including the 1400 series

[Lance Goodwinm]

doug

I am looking for two flap box straps.  They are the ones that go around the main spar and are held in place by the diagonal braces to the manual flap control box.
Tried to post on the other page but no luck.

Thanks

Lance

[Doug Johnson]

added a photo of 1259 as N5405G second one down from top and current photos 11/19 as 6,7, and 8

[Au Miner]

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[Doug Johnson]

Added current photos from barnstormers to the queue above as 6, 7, and 8

Link to other Helios for sale so you can compare and see that the asking price is reasonabe added as no. 12 in list click on;

http://flyhelio.com/smf/index.php?topic=1406.msg6241#msg6241

[Doug Johnson]

photo found of c/n 1259 just before it left MASDC for conversion to trigear by Dean Tremaine and Ken Noe for the factory

I will open it above as #2