MISSION STATEMENT
We are committed to the B 18 and all of it's iterations. Our main purpose for undertaking this endeavor is to support this wonderful community and keep these birds in the air. Until we've got the shopping cart up and running call/text/email us with your parts needs- hopefully we've got what you need. You can call/text 218-349-5475, e-mail 18north@earthlink.net or just hit the 'contact us' button on our site. We truly appreciate the support we have already received, and we look forward to talking with you about your flying bird or project. Feel free to post pics of your birds in the comment section, we'd love to see them!
A few pics of our Inventory
Here are a few pics of our Beech 18 parts inventory. We have many more than are pictured here. Call us about your part needs. Because there are a LOT of parts on this plane, part numbers always help. Looks a bit unorganized. Probably is but we keep adding STUFF.
Contact us at 18north@earthlink.net
T-28 Project Airplanes
If you are looking to go another direction, I have a couple of T-28 projects looking for a home. I have 2 “A” models and 1 “B”. I have 3 Wright 1300 engine cores for the ”A” as well as a 3 blade prop and governor. A lot of work has been done on the “A” airframe and its components. I have a large selection of parts including canopies, control surfaces, components, etc. I wish to sell all as one lot. If you are seriously interested give me a call or text me.
64 T bird not for sale !
3NM PROJECT FOR SALE
If you are looking for a great Beech 18 project, look no further. This 18 is FOR SALE!! The outer wing panels, tail feathers, cowling etc, have been transported to Minnesota . We do have all the parts to make it whole again! We also have all the logs and bill of sale. It is priced to sell so get your checkbooks out. We have more pics if anyone is interested.
Our E18 in the hangar for the winter
It took months to make the room and a few people lost bets but it’s in the hangar. Being that it is in Superior WI. and it gets a bit snowy and cold it is the only way I can do any work on it at all during the winter months. On tap is removing and overhauling the wing fuel bladders, finishing up the radio work, and replacing interior panels previously removed. Oh yeah, there’s also changing out 1 main tire. I will continue to service our customers with parts for their projects.
New panel for our E18S
Had to put ADS-B in our plane so took the opportunity to put in a whole new panel. Only Steam powered gauges though. It is a Beech 18 and we have our limits. KX 175’s for radios, ILS/GS/VOR and new instruments. Looks pretty!
Door rebuild D18S
Had a door laying around that was in fairly bad shape so I went to work rebuilding it. Only thing original is the frame. New skins, new window, new lock set, new everything. It will either go on my project or go up for sale. Either way I will be replacing the outer skin on my original door. Lots of hours in on this! Don’t try this at home..
Our Project D18S
This how she looked when we dove in and bought her. Yes, her. She is based at Janes Field so we call her Jane.
COOOOL!
Huh. Radios?
Needs a little attention!
Before stripping interior.
We call this a mouse condo….
In the hangar and ready to start…
Well as you can see we have moved along a bit on our project and with the help of the local EAAers have removed the Horiz. stab and the outer wing panels. No surprises, just a lot of dirt and dust. Whats next? Dunno. I will roll her out of the hangar when it gets warm enough here in MN and power wash the entire thing, followed by new hardware Primer, corrosion control and whatever else we can afford. Can you say money pit !!
Wings removed.
Test Area to clean up the oxidation.
Might as well keep going
And going
And going. This is only the start
Everything out and Ready for cleaning, priming, etc
Still not pretty, but way better than before. This may take the rest of life!
Sooo much work! Removing 30 years of oxidation, old paint, and stuff. This is only step one with many more to go. The tail section is all empty and we started cleaning it, getting ready for pressure washing and priming. All hardware, pulleys, etc are being replace with new. After that we will start putting it back together. Horizontal stab is next. I’ll keep you posted.