1997 Thorp T-18Experimental Aircraft • Wallkill, NY, USA

This 1997 Thorp T-18 Tiger, registered with the builder, is offered at $31,500 and located in Wallkill, NY (2NK9). The airframe shows a total time of 272 hours, with the engine at 4 hours since major overhaul, though the cylinders have 280 hours. The aircraft has a history of a prop strike, which prompted the engine teardown. It is noted as "always hangered."

The builder, described as a "tin knocker" on his second T-18, incorporated all Sunderland modifications except for the folding wings, including the wide body, stretch, wings, and longer gear. The engine is an 0290 (non-GPU) with new pistons, rings, cam, lifters, and oil pump, paired...