This 1975 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Is a Golden Age, Aerobatic ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Today’s Top Pick is a 1975 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2.

The Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 matches the image that appears in people’s imagination when someone says “biplane” with its swept wings, sleek lines and graceful proportions. The model’s ancestors date to the 1920s, but as the design evolved, its performance improved. It attracted numerous airshow pioneers and aerobatics competitors, including Harold Krier, Dorothy Hester, Charlie Hillard, and Tex Rankin. 

The Great Lakes Aircraft Company was shuttered in 1936, but the design resurfaced with new manufacturers acquiring the rights and building hundreds more, first during the 1960s and again during the 1970s. One could say the aircraft went out of production a few times but never went out of style. About a decade ago, the airplane made another comeback when WACO began reproducing it along with its current, larger YMF-5D. Like the WACOs,  Stearman, and Pitts Special, the Great Lakes have a certain timeless quality.

This 1975 Great Lakes has 1,621 hours on the airframe, 168 hours on its 180 hp Lycoming IO-360 engine and 138 hours on the propeller since overhaul. The panel includes a GNC 250 XL nav/com, King T-76A transponder and wingtip Sky Beacon ADS-B Out. The aircraft received new covering, paint, and interior in 1989.

Pilots who are looking for an open-cockpit experience in a classic sport biplane with aerobatic capability should consider this 1975 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, which is available for $108,000 on AircraftForSale.

You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.