1946 Taylorcraft BC12-DSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Elfrida, AZ, USA

This 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, listed at $34,500 and available for sale or trade by Travis Peters at TCRA Performance in Elfrida, AZ, presents itself as a freshly serviced classic taildragger. The airframe shows 1963.5 hours total time with the engine at 435 hours since major overhaul. Having just completed an extensive annual, the A65-8 powerplant was removed for a conditional inspection, during which it received new rings, five new push rods for valve clearance adjustment, a new oil pressure relief spring, and was reassembled with a new Continental A65 gasket set.

The aircraft is equipped with a Hanlon Wilson exhaust, slick magnetics, a...