This 1987 Beechcraft Bonanza A36 Is a Modernized ‘AircraftForSale' Top Pick
Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today's Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today's Top Pick is a 1987 Beechcraft Bonanza A36.
On several occasions when I was shopping for an airplane I heard other pilots say things like, "Everyone wants a Bonanza." That might be an overstatement, but the long-running Beechcraft design certainly is a classic and ranks among those airplanes that pilots dream of owning.
This Bonanza's panel features major upgrades. [Credit: Ron Snuggs]
The aircraft for sale today arguably is the ultimate version of the Bonanza, with a stretched fuselage and six seats that give pilots more carrying capacity and flexibility in loading passengers and cargo. Interestingly, the A36 started out as a bare-bones utility aircraft built to compete with heavy haulers like the Cessna 206 and Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, both of which often serve as flying pickup trucks. Customers soon started ordering them with better interior appointments and equipment suited to cross-country travel.
Before long the A36 was established at the top of the piston single food chain, where it has remained ever since. Even more modern, high-performance aircraft like the Cirrus SR22 cannot quite match the six-seat Bonanza's cavernous cabin and double cargo doors.
Today's example is ready for long-distance personal and business travel, with auxiliary fuel and turbo-normalizing for enhanced high-altitude capability. Passengers will appreciate the aircraft's custom paint and interior while pilots can make the most of its substantially updated avionics.
By 1987, Beechcraft was equipping the A36 with a 300 hp IO-550. [Credit: Ron Snuggs]
This 1987 Bonanza A36 has 4,430 hours on the airframe and 1,210 since overhaul on its 300 hp Continental IO-550-B. The aircraft is equipped with a Tornado Alley Whirlwind II turbo-normalizing system and GAMI fuel injectors and engine baffles.
The IFR panel features Garmin 10.6-inch G500TXi PFD/MFD, GTN 750 GPS/nav/com, GNC 355 GPS/nav/com, GMA 345 audio panel, GTX 345W transponder with ADS-B In and Out, SiriusXM weather and traffic, and GFC 500 autopilot.
Additional equipment includes Osborne 20-gallon tip tanks, B&C standby alternator, D'Shannon aileron and flap gap seals, LED external lighting, Rosen sun visors, and Jet Shades window shades.
Pilots looking for a spacious and capable cross-country traveling aircraft with pleasant handling and strong factory support should consider this 1987 Beechcraft Bonanza A36, which is available for $525,000 on AircraftForSale.
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