1957 American Champion T28CSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Rockford, IL, USA
This North American T28C, registered as N78378, is a piston military aircraft presented with 6,315 hours total time on the airframe. It has undergone a comprehensive ground-up restoration by Victoria Air Maintenance, with the seller noting the cost to duplicate this work would exceed $700,000 today. The airframe has 694 hours since that restoration. Power is supplied by a Curtiss-Wright R-1820-86B engine with 697 hours since major overhaul, paired with a Hamilton Standard 43D50 -321 propeller with "B" blades also showing 697 hours since overhaul; AD 81-13-02 on the propeller is reported as completed in December 2025.
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird, Recreational
- Flight Rules
- IFR
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 6,315 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 697 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 1 Time
- 697 hrs (SPOH)
- Inspection Status
- Annual Inspection scheduled to be completed February 2026. IFR certification completed 2025. Aircraft recently polished/detailed and exterior ceramic coated.
Avionics
GPS
Garmin GNS 530W - WAAS GPS/Comm/Nav
Comms
TRIG TY92 - Dual Comm units, Dual Nav with G/S, DME, Dual Intercom
AP
STEC 50 - STEC Auto Pilot
PFD
Garmin G5 PFD - Dual indicators both cockpits
ADSB
TRIG TT22 - Transponder-ADSB out
EMS
JPI 730 - JPI Engine Monitor System
Audio
NAT-24 - Dual Intercom
Traffic
Trig TT22 - Transponder-ADSB out
Additional Equipment
Oxygen System
Dual Oxygen System
ELT
ELT Front and Rear Cockpit
Flight Director
Front and Rear Cockpit Flight Director/Compass System
Intercom
NAT-24 - Dual Intercom
Altitude Alert System
RMI
RMI Equipment
DME
Collins DME
Fuel Totalizer
Shadin - Fuel Totalizer
Oil Quantity Monitor
Skinny Dipper - Oil Quantity Monitor
Engine Pre Oiler
Aircraft Smoke System
Aircraft Smoke System with 14-Gal Oil Tank
Engine Fire Extinguisher
Cockpit Fire Extinguisher
Harness
Hooker - 5 Point Harness Front and Rear Cockpit
Wheels and Brakes
Cleveland - Wheels Brakes
Landing Lights
Dual Landing Lights
Formation Light
Left Wing Root Formation Light
Heated Pitot
Digital Clock
Inverters
Dual Solid State Inverters
Battery
Optima - Battery Mod
Canopy Cover
Bruce's - Front and Rear Cockpit Canopy Cover
Engine Monitoring
Shadin Fuel Totalizer - Oil Quantity Monitor
Safety Equipment
Hooker 5 Point Harness - Front and Rear Cockpit, Engine Fire Extinguisher, Cockpit Fire Extinguisher, Rear Cockpit Emergency Canopy Tool/Knife
Lighting
Left Wing Root Formation Light, Heated Pitot, Dual Landing Lights, Digital Clock
Electrical
Dual Solid State Inverters
Hydraulic System
Darton Clean Kit - Timer Shut Off,
Specialty Systems
Darton Canopy Lock - Aircraft Smoke System with 14-Gal Oil Tank, Engine Pre Oiler, Speed Brake Open Light, Baggage Compartment Open Light, Engine Low Oil Pressure Light, Engine Oil Sump Chip Light, Baggage Compartment Front and Rear Bruce’s Cover
Altitude Alert
Altitude Alert System
Flight Director/Compass System
Flight Director/Compass System Complete Transfer of Operation of Comm/Nav/Transponder to Rear Cockpit RMI
Clean Kit
Darton - Clean Kit with Pump Timer Shut Off
Aux Hydraulic Pump
Darton - Aux Hydraulic Pump
Smoke System
Aircraft Smoke System with 14-Gal Oil Tank
Speed Brake Open Light
Baggage Compartment Open Light
Engine Low Oil Pressure Light
Engine Oil Sump Chip Light
Fire Extinguisher
Engine Fire Extinguisher, Cockpit Fire Extinguisher
Baggage Compartment Lock
Canopy Lock
Darton - Canopy Lock
Pitot
Heated Pitot
Clock
Digital Clock
Emergency Canopy Tool
Rear Cockpit Emergency Canopy Tool/Knife
Fuel System
Shadin Fuel Totalizer - Oil Quantity Monitor
Pitot System
Heated Pitot
Safety Harness
Hooker - 5 Point Harness Front and Rear Cockpit
Canopy System
Darton - Lock, Rear Cockpit Emergency Tool/Knife, Front and Rear Cockpit
Speed Brake
Speed Brake Open Light
Baggage Compartment
Baggage Compartment Open Light, Baggage Compartment Lock
Warning Lights
Engine Low Oil Pressure Light, Engine Oil Sump Chip Light
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Notes
- Light Gray Cockpits – Excellent Condition
- Exterior Notes
- Gray with U.S. Navy Markings, Stars and Bars- Excellent Condition
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Curtiss-Wright
- Engine Model
- R-1820-86B
- Propeller Model
- Hamilton Standard 43D50 -321 with "B" Prop Blades
Asking Price
$375,000
Aircraft Location
Rockford, IL, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Mar 16, 2026: $375,000 - trade-a-plane
Mar 16, 2026: $375,000 - controller
Contact Seller
Asking Price
$375,000
Aircraft Location
Rockford, IL, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Mar 16, 2026: $375,000 - trade-a-plane
Mar 16, 2026: $375,000 - controller
Contact Seller
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$375,000