Stinson N81E
The Stinson SR-8 project, N81E, is now complete. The FAA conformity inspection is scheduled for this Wednesday. Once the inspection is complete we will be conducting the preliminary ground runs followed by test flight. Hopefully we will be flying soon! Here are a couple photos of the 81E all completed. Thank you for checking in! […]
Owners Perspective.
Everyones journey is a different one. Scott and Woodson Woods have created a website dedicated to telling the story of their journey pursuing a Stinson SR-9F project and preserving Stinson history. It is a wonderful illustration of a primary reason we all do what we do in aviation…the people. We have previously posted about this […]
Current Stearman Projects
In addition to N4494N we have two other Stearman projects in our current line up of work. 75-2284 and 75-3110. “2284” was an airworthy aircraft in November that was damaged when another aircraft taxied into it. The owner has opted to exchange his four wings for newly built wings by RARE and have us recover […]
Bank Financing Available for RARE Remans
New for 2016! Bank Financing now available for RARE Aircraft WACO and Stearman Remanufactures. We are pleased to offer competitive bank financing for our Stearman and WACO remanufactures. Why not finance your dream aircraft using competitive fixed rates and terms up to 20 years with people who thoroughly know and understand these aircraft the best! […]
Stearman N4494N
The team is deep into the cover and paint work on our current Stearman project. The fuselage is covered, taped, primed and currently being wet sanded. Lower wings are into prime while the uppers still need to be taped. The vast majority of sheet metal is in final color. Also posted is the landing gear […]
N81E
The Stinson SR-8 project is nearing completion. Focus as of late has been on the interior. Here are a couple photos of recent progress. The carpet and seats are to be installed this upcoming week. Also the much anticipated new exhaust is to be fit check and hopefully installed tomorrow allowing us to complete the […]
Super-77
We have another custom Stinson V-77 project again that is well underway. This particular aircraft was flown home one year ago on a ferry permit. The aircraft was previously restored in the early seventies and had been out of license for several years. It had been properly stored in a climate controlled hangar and required […]
Shop Update
First and foremost, apologies for the gap in updates here on the blog. There is lots to catch up on! For those of you on social media please take a look at our Facebook page for RARE Aircraft Ltd. We routinely add photos there as well. Our current projects are; a Stinson SR-8C, a Jacobs […]
Stinson SR-8C Update
Late yesterday afternoon we raised the wings into place on the Stinson SR-8C project. As you can see, it takes a few hands to handle the massive wings. Thank you for checking in!
Awards at Reno
Scott Woods and Woodson K. Woods took an award with their Stinson Reliant SR-9F at Reno. It was a privilege working with these gentleman to bring the 9 back to life. The Woods family persevered through a journey and restoration with this aircraft that would of pushed most to the point of turning away. This […]