GSA Auctions Aircraft and Aircraft Parts Update

CURRENT BID: $5,000    STATE: CA    NO. OF BIDDERS: 0     CLOSE TIME: 08-24-2018 11:10 AM CT.

  C-8A Buffalo Augmentor Wing Jet-STOL (QSRA), SN: 63-13687, N259. Aircraft is an extensively modified version of a high-wing, high-tail, turboprop Buffalo military transport manufactured by deHavilland, Ltd., of Canada, and designated NASA 716. It was used to study the design and operational characteristics of jet-STOL aircraft using split-flow turbofan engines to provide both propulsive and augmenter wing jet flows for increased powered-lift. The Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) is a flight research facility for investigating terminal area flight operations. The aircraft is a highly modified De Havilland C-8A Buffalo consisting of a swept, supercritical wing and 4 YF-102 geared, high-bypass-ratio turbofan engines mounted in an “over-the-wing” installation. Upper surface blowing is used to generate high-lift coefficients to provide low approach speeds and steep approach path angles; **** Aircraft is inoperable and not flight worthy; sold for parts only. Many components have been removed from the aircraft and shall not be made available to the winning bidder. Repairs are required and parts are missing. Inspection is highly encouraged prior to bidding. ****The removal time frame will be extended so that the “End Use Certificate” DLA form can be completed by the winning bidder and must be approved by the Department of Defense (DoD before the aircraft shall be awarded and released to the winning bidder. The End Use Certificate form is attached below. Please note that assessment of the winning bidder’s End Use Certificate shall take 60-90 days or more (from the date the completed EUC is received by DoD).*****REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMING WORK AT NASA AMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BELOW LINKS TITLED: (1) Critical Lift Plan; (2) HazMat Instructions; and (3) Non-Critical Lift Plan. These requirements must be submitted by the winning bidder to NASA and approved by NASA before the aircraft shall be released to the winning bidder. For more information, please contact Damon Ried at damon.ried@nasa.gov or phone: 650-604-3827 ****NOTE TO BIDDERS: This auction is subject to the following provisions. These items are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 C.F.R. Parts 120 through 130). Bidders must be U.S. Citizens to participate in this auction and must not be listed on the Department of Commerce Denied Persons List and the Department of State Debarred Parties List, as well as the Excluded Parties List System. Successful bidders will be required to show a previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport or two proofs of identification at the time of removal from NASA locations; (1) proof of U.S Citizenship in the form of a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or State; Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth (Form FS-240, FS-545 or DS-1350); or Naturalization Certificate (Form N-550 or N-570) or Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561), and (2) proof of identification in the form of a Government or State issued photo ID. Visit must be scheduled 48 hours (normal working hours) in advance of pick-up with the NASA Point of Contact. In the event, the successful bidder is unable to remove item(s) from the property location in person, they must (1) declare under the penalty of perjury that they are a U.S. citizen and (2) send the attached Declaration of citizenship notarized by a Notary Public to NASA 48 hours prior to removal. The agent picking up property for the purchaser must provide proof of citizenship and identification (similar to above) when picking up the property. The NASA representative will check and identify the recipient in this case and record their name on the sales receipt. These provisions supersede the sales receipt. These provisions supersede the Online Sale Terms and Conditions which you accepted when you first registered. By submission of your bid on this auction, you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this auction including these amended provisions.

CURRENT BID: $5,000    STATE: CA    NO. OF BIDDERS: 0     CLOSE TIME: 08-24-2018 11:00 AM CT.

  Lockheed C-141A, MFG date: 01/01/1971. The C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory was a highly modified Lockheed Starlifter. Its telescope has been removed. The aircraft has been stored outdoors and has not maintained for the past 17 years. History: Aircraft was used as part of the Kuiper Airborne Observatory; the world’s longest-term dedicated astronomical observatory to make routine observations of the infrared sky from a vantage point in the stratosphere. During its operational lifetime, spanning over 20 years, it made many important discoveries, including more detailed knowledge about the atmospheres of planets, the existence of rings around planets other than Saturn, about accretion disks, or proto-planetary systems around other stars, and new insights into star formation. Though it was not the first airborne observatory for astronomy, it was the first to be operated routinely as a national facility. Its predecessors, Galileo I and II, have been scrapped, so it is the only living legacy of the old airborne program. For additional historical information, please click the below link titled “Historical Information”. ****Aircraft is inoperable and not flight worthy; sold for parts only. Many components, including the telescope, cockpit, one engine and other key components, have been removed from the aircraft and shall not be made available to the winning bidder. Repairs are required and parts are missing. Inspection is highly encouraged prior to bidding. ****The removal time frame will be extended so that the “End Use Certificate” DLA form can be completed by the winning bidder and must be approved by the Department of Defense (DoD before the aircraft shall be awarded and released to the winning bidder. The End Use Certificate form is attached below. Please note that assessment of the winning bidder’s End Use Certificate shall take 60-90 days or more (from the date the completed EUC is received by DoD). *****REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMING WORK AT NASA AMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BELOW LINKS TITLED: (1) Critical Lift Plan; (2) HazMat Instructions; and (3) Non-Critical Lift Plan. These requirements must be submitted by the winning bidder to NASA and approved by NASA before the aircraft shall be released to the winning bidder. For more information, please contact Damon Ried at damon.ried@nasa.gov or phone: 650-604-3827 ****NOTE TO BIDDERS: This auction is subject to the following provisions. These items are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 C.F.R. Parts 120 through 130). Bidders must be U.S. Citizens to participate in this auction and must not be listed on the Department of Commerce Denied Persons List and the Department of State Debarred Parties List, as well as the Excluded Parties List System. Successful bidders will be required to show a previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport or two proofs of identification at the time of removal from NASA locations; (1) proof of U.S Citizenship in the form of a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or State; Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth (Form FS-240, FS-545 or DS-1350); or Naturalization Certificate (Form N-550 or N-570) or Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561), and (2) proof of identification in the form of a Government or State issued photo ID. Visit must be scheduled 48 hours (normal working hours) in advance of pick-up with the NASA Point of Contact. In the event, the successful bidder is unable to remove item(s) from the property location in person, they must (1) declare under the penalty of perjury that they are a U.S. citizen and (2) send the attached Declaration of citizenship notarized by a Notary Public to NASA 48 hours prior to removal. The agent picking up property for the purchaser must provide proof of citizenship and identification (similar to above) when picking up the property. The NASA representative will check and identify the recipient in this case and record their name on the sales receipt. These provisions supersede the sales receipt. These provisions supersede the Online Sale Terms and Conditions which you accepted when you first registered. By submission of your bid on this auction, you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this auction including these amended provisions.