N57XL DeHavilland Beaver

This 1957 DeHavilland Beaver was last flown in the early 1980s. The previous owner was restoring it in a warehouse in Vancouver BC. Arcus Aero purchased it as part of an estate sale and brought this low time DHC-2 back to the United States. 

In addition to working through the service bulletins and airworthiness directives issued since the 1980s, the team at Arcus Aero has been modifying the airframe with STCs that provide functionality and improved safety. These include the Sealand cabin extension and Alaska door, the Wipaire gross weight increase, and the alternator conversion. 

Every interior surface has been taken down to bare metal, prepped as appropriate, and epoxy primed. The cockpit and cabin area have also been painted with a JetGlo topcoat. All new wiring has been routed and the panel includes all new circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and switches. 

N57XL

1957 DHC-2 DeHavilland Beaver 

Serial #1680 

Military Aircraft converted to Civilian in 1978

All civilian logbooks since conversion

Total Time: 5292.6

$1,090,000 

Dual controls and dual brakes

Military four-point seat attach floors (added safety)

All ADs and Service Bulletins in compliance

Airframe: 

Fully restored, fuselage floor removed and all skins stripped, anodized, primed and painted

Polished SS firewall

New floor anodized, primed and painted

Reskinned all control surfaces showing signs of hangar rash (rudder, flaps, elevator, stab)

New windshield and windows in solar gray 

Alaska Door mod with extended baggage (STC)

Wipaire Gross Weight Increase (STC) to 5600 LBS

Lifetime wing struts (Kenmore STC)

New main tires, new tailwheel tires 

deHavilland tip tanks for extended fuel

Wipline electric fuel boost pump (STC)

New Kenmore main and tip tank fuel selectors

Stainless steel brakelines (fully rebuilt hydraulic system)

Added light to RH wing for taxi light

LED Taxi and Landing lights

Max pulse solid state wig-wag switch for landing/taxi lights (STC)

AeroLED Navigation/Strobe lights 

AeroLed Taillight

WAT LED Beacon (STC)

Firewall mounted battery box (STC)

New sealed Concorde battery

Alternator conversion (STC)

New alternator

Rosen sun visor (STC)

Push-out emergency windows in 2nd row seating (Viking mod)

Engine/Propeller: 

Pratt & Whitney R985-AN14B SN JP-202813

Total Time Since New: 267.08

Covington Overhaul (expected) August, 2023, 0 SMOH

Screw-on Airwolf Filter

EI engine gauges (STC) for all engine, electrical, carburetor monitoring. EI fuel gauges for all 5 tanks. 

New CIES fuel sending units (STC) for all 5 tanks, including the tip tanks. 

Freshly overhauled propeller governor 

Freshly overhauled starter

New ACS ignition system

New Hartzell 3-Blade propeller (STC)

New Hartzell polished spinner

Vacuum system removed

Avionics:

28V system with external GPU plug for charging

New Jasco Voltage regulator

All new shielded wiring harness throughout aircraft

New breaker bar and breakers, new terminal board

Garmin GDU700L G500TXi Pilot side (7” landscape)

Garmin GDU700L G500TXi CoPilot side (7” landscape)

Garmin GI 275 standby ADI

GTN750 Xi GPS/NAV/COM

GTN650 Xi GPS/NAV/COM

STEC 3100 Autopilot (STC - 1st DHC-2)

GMA35R audio panel with Push-to-Command technology

Garmin 345R transponder with ADSB in and out

Garmin USB power/connectivity pilot side (dual USB A/C)

Garmin USB power copilot, 2 middle and 2 rear (single USB)

Artex ELT 406

Interior/Exterior:

New powder coated panel matching paint on control yoke

Chromed finishes

Laser engraved placards (black on silver) for whole aircraft

New paint (colors and design TBD)

Leather seats with memory foam (Captain style seats in 2nd row, 3rd row bench; colors TBD)

Crossover shoulder harness seatbelt (Wipaire STC)

New rear seatbelts

LED column gooseneck map lights

LED cockpit lighting in rear (FAA field approval)