AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2021 - 69

SPEC SHEET
1964 Doyn Beechcraft Travel Air
Approximate value: $200,000
SPECIFICATIONS
Powerplants / (2) 250-hp Lycoming IO-540-C1B5
Recommended TBO / 2,000 hr
Propellers / 74-in dia Hartzell HC-A3MVK-2B
constant speed, full feathering
Length / 25 ft 11 in
Height / 9 ft 6 in
Wingspan / 37 ft 10 in
Wing area / 199.2 sq ft
Wing loading / 23.83 lb/sq ft
Power loading / 9.4 lb/hp
Seats / 5
Cabin length / 8 ft 6 in
Cabin width / 3 ft 6 in
Cabin height / 4 ft 2 in
Empty weight, as tested / 3,175 lb
Max takeoff weight / 4,747 lb
Useful load, as tested / 1,572 lb
Payload w/full fuel / 936 lb
Max takeoff weight / 4,747 lb
Max landing weight / 4,747 lb
Fuel capacity / 112 gal (106 gal usable)
672 lb (636 lb usable)
Oil capacity, ea engine / 12 qt
Baggage capacity / (Nose) 270 lb, 12 cu ft
(Aft) 400 lb, 33.5 cu ft
PERFORMANCE
Takeoff distance, ground roll / 1,200 ft
Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle / 1,600 ft
Accelerate-stop distance / 2,500 ft
Rate of climb, sea level / 1,800 fpm
Single-engine ROC, sea level / 350 fpm
Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel
(fuel consumption, ea engine)
@ 75% power, best economy, 8,000 ft /
194 kt/3 hr (180 pph/30 gph)
@ 65% power, best economy, 11,000 ft /
187 kt/3.5 hr (150 pph/25 gph)
Service ceiling / ~20,000 ft
Single-engine service ceiling / ~10,000 ft
Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle / 2,400 ft
Landing distance, ground roll / 900 ft
LIMITING AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS
VMC
VX (best angle of climb) / 83 KIAS
VY (best rate of climb) / 91 KIAS
VXSE (best single-engine angle of climb) / 85 KIAS
VYSE (best single-engine rate of climb) / 100 KIAS
VA (design maneuvering) / 139 KIAS
VFE (max flap extended) / 113 KIAS
VLO (max gear operating) / 130 KIAS
VNO (max structural cruising) / 161 KIAS
VNE (never exceed) / 208 KIAS
VR (rotation) / 81 KIAS
VS1 (stall, clean) / 74 KIAS
VSO (stall, in landing configuration) / 65 KIAS
All specifications are based on manufacturer's
calculations and author/owner estimations. All
performance figures are based on standard day,
standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions
unless otherwise noted.
(min control w/critical engine inoperative) /
76 KIAS
a year after I bought it and had moved to Holland Airpark [in
Holmen, Wisconsin], I noticed corrosion on the horizontal
stabs-so bad that it was popping rivets. I had a long friendship
with George Bolon, who owned Win Air in Winona, Minnesota,
and his mechanic, Kurt Swogger. George was an IA mechanic
who helped me with the purchase of N816G and helped me keep
it airworthy as he had experience with his own 1959 Travel Air. "
" Kurt's dad owned an auto body shop and he got me fired
up to do the paint/restoration and mentored me through it all, "
said Bummert. " Kurt did 90 percent of the painting while I did
some flight controls and panels. " Bummert did the most important
part of any paint job, the prep work. " I did all the chemical
stripping, acid etch, and alodining. I bought some good paint
stripper from a place that painted airplanes in Watertown,
Wisconsin. Using this stripper and a heated pressure washer,
I got the airplane stripped in two days, " said Bummert. He
replaced the side windows with thicker acrylic from LP Aero
Plastics and bought a pair of used horizontal stabilizers from
a salvage yard that were in excellent shape. " It all started to
snowball and I just kept doing more and more, " explained
Bummert. N816G didn't fly for more than four years while the
restoration continued. Finally, they finished it off with a custom
paint job that kept much of the original 1964 Beechcraft
paint scheme. " The colors are Ford Wimbledon White, Ford
Acapulco Blue, and Gold Metallic, " he said. " The blue was chosen
because I sold my first car I bought, an Acapulco Blue 1969
Ford Mustang Mach 1, to help finance the restoration. " It's all
topped off with two layers of clear coat.
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