Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1992 Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too.
Designer Lou Stolp developed the original Starduster as an affordable sport aircraft that pilots could build at home using plans.
The aircraft’s fuselage is built from steel tubing with fabric covering and has wooden wings. The sturdy structure allows basic aerobatics but is not meant for aerobatic competition. A later derivative called the Acroduster has an airframe stressed for serious aerobatics and able to use larger, more powerful engines.
Several decades ago, many homebuilt designs like the Starduster evolved into aircraft capable of winning international aerobatic competitions. As aerobatic flying became more demanding, pilots needed increasingly specialized airframes in order to stay competitive.
Eventually carbon fiber and other composite structures took over and the resulting aircraft made the Starduster and its ilk seem quaint. Still, sport biplanes like the example for sale today are a joy to fly and typically offer an economical route into aerobatic basic flying.
This 1992 Starduster Too has 489 hours on the airframe and on its Lycoming O-360-A4M engine and Sensenich propeller. The VFR panel includes a Garmin 496 GPS, King KT76A transponder, King KY97A com radio, NAT AA85 intercom, MCL Stratomaster GPS and engine monitor, and a G meter.
Additional equipment includes dual USB ports, 12-volt Delco starter, rear instrument flood lights, 6.50-by-6 Cleveland wheels and brakes, API 6-inch double-fork tailwheel, front cockpit cover, and 28-gallon main fuel tank.
Pilots looking for a responsive but smooth-handling sport biplane that is capable of mild aerobatics and exciting travel for two should consider this 1992 Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too, which is available for $40,000 on AircraftForSale.
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