Turbine Luscombe For Sale on eBay

Mark Phelps

Tuesday, November 05, 2013 at 11:41 PM ET

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A unique 1948 Luscombe 8E, notably re-engined with a 150-horsepower Apex turboprop, is currently listed for sale on eBay with a $65,000 suggested first bid and no reserve.
The aircraft is distinctive for its extended nose, turboprop whine, and ability to back up, and is being sold due to the owner's lost medical.
The Luscombe Foundation undertook the turboprop conversion in the mid-1990s as a $300,000 project, completing it in 1999.
With approximately 200 hours logged, the aircraft boasts performance specs like a 125-knot cruise speed and over 1,500 fpm initial climb rate.

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On the YouTube video, you hear the distinctive whine of a turboprop engine spooling up. But the sight picture doesn’t match up. Isn’t that a 1948 Luscombe 8E? The extended nose is the tipoff that this is no piston-slapping flivver of an airplane. And then, it backs up on the ramp.

This turboprop-powered Luscombe is for sale on eBay, with a suggested first bid of $65,000 and posted as a “no reserve” auction item. So far, no bids. But you have until November 10 to take your shot. The owner lists “lost medical” as the reason for the sale. The Luscombe is located in Glendale, Arizona.