c/n 509, RA-2777G

[Doug Johnson]

22 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.

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c/n 509, built 03/59 as H-395 original registry N4157D Carl Tilden NM sold '72, Abe Miller NV sold '73, Grand Canyon Expeditions inc UT sold '77, Johnston corp (Charles Johnston) IA sold '79, Larry Montgomery (Larmont aviation dealer) SC sold '79, Peter Soby NC installed 1400 series individual seats sold '83, Fred Verret FL sold '89, Ben Air ltd FL (Ben Bradley) sold '90, Valentine Aviation (Rick Valentine) FL sold '91, Jerry Gonsoulin FL sold '04, TN Flying Machines llc (Aaron Tippin) TN sold '12, sent to Vermont for dis-assembly and export as RA-2777G to Nijniy Novgorod owner Anatolii Kalinov Russia placed on Avion wheel skis with pneumatic system for ice brakes installed 1200 series cowling with AeroLeds (2 taxi lt 2 lndg lts includes original retractable lts in wings) installed 120 gal LR fuel system and relocated fuel shutoff, replaced 1400 series seat with Nissan auto seats, new glass panel and piper throttle prop quadrant, sold '19, Russian charitable organization but complications in donation forced organization to sell, sold '22, Rais Anufriev, Moscow Russia

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[km52]

Hi, Doug! My name is Anatolii and I'm a current owner of the plane. I really love it and it's flying characteristics keep on surprising me.

[Doug Johnson]

Hi, to you Anatolii, thanks for reply and pictures. can you share a last name to put in the comments paragraph above, also which wheel skis did you put 509 on?

See changes above

do you know the registry number of Evgueny Tvorogov's Helio 1423 and the owner of  H-800  RA-1993G?

Glad to hear you are enjoying your plane.

Doug

[km52]

My last name is Kalinov.
Yes,Doug, I know Evgeny Tvorogov. He came over to me to try Helio before actually buying it.
Unfortunately I don't know the owner of H-800
The skis on my plane are produced by the Avion company. It's a Russian one. ( here is the link: http://www.reaa.ru/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1290198629/30 ). These skis have air break and they let me change configuration at any moment (from skis to wheels and vice versa).

[Doug Johnson]

 Anatolii,
Is it morning there ? Thanks for you reply do you know Evgeny RA number.

[km52]

It's afternoon here. The difference with NYC is 8 hours
No, I don't know it. If if find it out - I ll text you.

[Louis]

The skis on my plane are produced by the Avion company.

Beautifull skis.  Are the bottom polytethylene ?

These skis have air break

What do you mean by air brakes ?  Like the Antonov ?  With metal fingers going down indepently on each side ?  Where do you take your air pressure ?

Louis

[km52]

Louis,
Yes, there's special plastic.

Speaking about the breaks: in a trunk there's is a 9-liter- cylinder with compressed nitrogen at a pressure of 250 bar. High pressure drops down to 7 bar by the gearbox. Each break cylinder is controlled by the break pedal. 1 full cylinder is enough for 1,5-2 months (depends on how much you fly)

[Louis]

Yes, there's special plastic.

Great !!  I put some glider wax skis on mine also for easier mornings.

in a trunk there's is a 9-liter- cylinder with compressed nitrogen at a pressure of 250 bar.

So clever !!

Before i was used not to have breakes on skis.  But now that the Antonov show how usefull they are for turning, i want some on my skis !!

Louis

[Doug Johnson]

I've seen cubs that use the hydraulic brake to operate a plunger to use as Ice breaks. One time on glare ice with a little wind and you'll be looking for a set.
Those are cool skis they appear to have a little door that covers the penatration hole for high floatation. I've only used Skis on ultrlights
straight ski's Landes copycats. we used spray on Teflon expensive and the first time you hit a dry spot or gravel mix its gone.
Landes was not happy with us at first.

Anatolii, I just noticed you have the H-295 1200 series cowling (1200 air induction also?) I see you kept the retractable 395 lt are
you going to put a retractable light on the right side also.

LED LTS don't use much electricity and last forever having 4 lts would really Lt up the snow in the winter.

Doug

[km52]

Louis, I didn't use to have break system on my skis before but I had one accident when I couldn't stop my plane on ice, I hit trees and damaged the plane wing. Since then I haven't been flying without breaks. This is how the skis look like.

[km52]

Doug, these skis are truly great. They let me land onto the plump snow and take off easily. It's very convenient to maneuver with the breaks.
I got my AeroLeds at the exhibition in Oshkosh in 2013 ( the model is SUNSPOT 46lx landing). I set up 3 lamps. The landing light is just perfect.

[Doug Johnson]

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[Doug Johnson]

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[Doug Johnson]

c/n 509, RA-2777G is for sale by "AVITO" for about $200K I will add a couple of photos and open them above.

There are a couple more picture at the site below one shows the baggage compartment and I'm pretty sure the
bracket shown is for the compressed Nitrogen tank for the Skis.

It appears that the a/c has been refurbished and a lot of money spent on the panel

click on link     https://www.avito.ru/lytkarino/gruzoviki_i_spetstehnika/samolet_helio_super_courier_h-395_2117826924