For Sale
Rans S-17 Stinger
/w 503 Rotax DCDI

150 hours TT on engine and airframe
$11,000

The kit was originally purchased in 2000, and the wings had been constructed when I bought it in April of 2001. I spent five months completing it, and it first flew in September 2001. It has always been hangared at Missouri Valley, Iowa airport.

S-17 Spec. Sheet

Call Carl Carlisle at (402) 490-6278 evenings and weekends if you have questions or would like to see the plane, or e-mail to carlisle4@cox.net.

For more information on the S-17, see Rans' web site at http://www.rans.com/RANSHome.htm 

 

Features
Rotax 503 DCDI motor
Nose pod /w tinted wind screen
3-blade Powerfin prop (original Ivo prop included with sale)
Aircraft grade tires are currently mounted on the plane, and a set of tundra tires is included with the sale.
Gauges: airspeed, altimeter, single CHT, dual EGT, tachometer, vertical speed indicator, outside air temp., and Hobbs meter. Not installed, but included with the sale, is a slip indicator and compass.
Two 9-gallon fuel tanks mounted in wings
Oil tank and pump. (No pre-mixing of oil and fuel.)
4-point Hooker harness/seatbelt system
Dual wing-tip strobe lights (KE Double Dual Magnum)
Landing light
Key West regulator/alternator
In-flight pitch trim
Ground-adjustable elevator and aileron trim
Aileron spades
External communications antenna mounted on nose pod
Pistol-grip control stick with built-in PTT switch 
Saddle bags and small parts bag
Rans building manuals and Rotax engine manuals
Rotax's engine maintenance schedule complied with
Included with the sale will be this book on flying taildraggers called The Complete Taildragger Pilot by Harvey Plourde.
 

Four-point Hooker harness/seatbelt.

 

These aircraft grade tires are currently mounted, but a set of tundra tires is included with the sale.

 

This is an instrument panel from an S-18, and the instruments include air speed, altimeter, tach, VSI, hobbs meter, CHT, EGT, and outside air temperature. The toggle switch is for the landing light. Note, too, the pistol grip with PTT switch.

Not installed, but included with the sale, is a slip indicator and compass.

 

There's a saddle bag included, and a small parts bag above the seat. Also a water bottle holder not visible in this photo.

 

Wing tip strobes.

 

Oil tank works great and means no premixing of fuel. Holds four pints.

 

In flight trim tab.

 

Aileron spades.

 

Landing light.

 

Powerfin prop. The original Ivo prop is included with the sale.

 

Adjustable vertical stabilizer. 

 

The following is a list of standard S-17 features that this plane is equipped with. This information is from Rans' web site.

4130 Welded Steel Cockpit Cage comes powder coated, 5” Aluminum Boom Tube; 4-point seatbelt/harness; 2 ¼ and 1 ¾ wing spars with ½ ribs and 4 oz Dacron skins; Root rib tension system on wings, ailerons, and flaps (ground adjustable); Drum brakes; Aluminum wheels; Spring steel landing gear; Steerable tail wheel; Upholstered seat (adjustable fore and aft, and tilt); Aluminum airfoil lift struts; Push tube and cable operated ailerons; Cable operated rudder; Push-pull tube operated elevator; Dual elevator horns; Foldable tail (3 minutes); Quick detach wings (10 minutes);  Adjustable tail incidence.