American Champion T28CSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Rockford, IL, USA
This 1950s-era North American T28C, registered as N78378, presents as a meticulously restored piston military trainer with 6,315 hours total time on the airframe. The aircraft underwent a comprehensive ground-up restoration by Victoria Air Maintenance, with the seller noting the cost to duplicate this work today would exceed $700,000. Since its restoration, the airframe has accumulated 694 hours. Power is provided by a Curtiss-Wright R-1820-86B engine with 796 hours since major overhaul, paired with a Hamilton Standard 43D50 propeller with 797 hours since its overhaul and with AD 81-13-02 compliance completed.
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird
- Flight Rules
- IFR
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 6,315 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 796 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 TRIG Comm units, Dual Nav with G/S
AP
STEC 50 - STEC Auto Pilot
PFD
Garmin G5 PFD - Dual indicators both cockpits
ADSB
TRIG TT22 - TRIG Transponder-ADSB out
EMS
JPI 730 - JPI Engine Monitor System
Additional Equipment
Oxygen System
Dual Oxygen System
ELT
ELT Front and Rear Cockpit
Flight Director
Flight Director/Compass System
Intercom
NAT-24 - Dual Intercom
Altitude Alert System
RMI
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
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 - controller
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Asking Price
$375,000
Aircraft Location
Rockford, IL, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Mar 16, 2026: $375,000 - controller
Contact Seller
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Asking Price
$375,000