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2001 Glasair Glasair III RGExperimental Aircraft • Columbus, OH, USA

This 2001 Glasair Glasair III RG, registered as N18TW, is a professionally built experimental aircraft with a total time of 876 hours. It has just completed a comprehensive two-year restoration and a full airframe IRAN (Inspect and Repair as Necessary), with its next conditional inspection due in December 2026. The aircraft is powered by a freshly IRAN-verified Lycoming IO-540 engine with 454.8 hours since a zero-time remanufacture, featuring Light Speed electronic ignition and Christen inverted systems, and it is paired with a brand-new, custom Hartzell propeller.

The aircraft's centerpiece is a new, state-of-the-art Garmin avionics suite...

Year: 2001

Make: Glasair

Series: Glasair III

Model: Glasair III RG

Tail #: N18TW

Serial #: DB1

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Specifications

Category: Experimental

Intended Use: Recreational

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 876 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 454.8 hrs

Logbook Status: Complete logs, photos, videos, and documentation: https://timothywilde.com/N18TW/

Inspection Status: New Conditional Inspection Just Completed: Next Conditional Inspection Due: December 2026

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750Xi - GTN GPS/NAV/COMM WAAS Fully WAAS/LPV capable.

Comms

Garmin GTR 20 - GTR Remote COM Radio

Autopilot

Garmin GMC 507 - GMC Autopilot Mode Controller. Dual GSA Servos (Pitch Roll). Fully Integrated.

Audio

Garmin GMA 245R - GMA Remote Bluetooth Audio Panel. Bluetooth audio streaming wireless intercom functionality.

Weather

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B OUT Transponder. Real-time traffic, weather, backup AHRS, Bluetooth EFB streaming.

Traffic

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B OUT Transponder. Real-time traffic.

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B OUT Transponder.

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B OUT Transponder.

PFD

Garmin GDU 460 - Dual G3X Touch GDU 10.6" PFD/MFD Displays. Dual Electronic Flight Instruments (ADI HSI redundancy).

MFD

Garmin GDU 460 - Dual G3X Touch GDU 10.6" PFD/MFD Displays.

EMS/EIS

Garmin GEA 24 - GEA Engine/Airframe Interface Module. G3X 6-Cylinder Sensor Kit. 75 GPT Precision Pressure Sensor. Hall-Effect RPM Sensor. Brand new EI Fuel Probes integrated into G3X.

Additional Equipment

Ignition System

Light Speed III - III electronic ignition

Oil System

Christen - inverted oil inverted fuel

Starter

Skytec - starter lightweight flywheel

Alternator

B&C BC410-H - B&C alternator

Carbon Monoxide Detection

Aithre Shield EX 3.0 - EX Carbon Monoxide Detection (panel alerts

Pitot System

Garmin GAP 26 - GAP Heated Pitot

Radar Altimeter

Garmin GHA 15 - GHA Radar Altitude Height Advisor (AGL digital readout callouts)

Battery Backup

TCW IBBS - TCW Integrated Battery Backup System (IBBS)

Wheels and Brakes

Beringer - NEW Wheels And Anti-Lock Brake System

Strobe Lights

Whelen - strobes in nav light housing

Headsets

Bose - Hardwired headsets

Nitrous System

ZEX - ZEX nitrous installed (demonstrated 302.98 knots)

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2025

Paint Year: 2025

Interior Notes: New interior cushions, leather seating surfaces, embroidered racing logo, panel glare shield, and baggage compartment. French Saddle Stitching throughout. Luxurious new leather interior with custom stitching.

Exterior Notes: Sanded paint, prepped aircraft, and painted exterior of aircraft fuselage with Axalta Imon AF400 paint. Meticulously refinished paint scheme. Spent more than 1,000 hours reshaping underside of wing/wheel well blisters per Analytical Methods, Inc. fluid flow dynamics models. Installed new carbon fiber wheel pans, seat pans, gear doors, etc.