Life limits on aircraft

[Gmonnig]

I am curiously shopping for a possible upgrade to the Comanche, not in speed but in comfort. I have always loved the Commander 114-115 and was curious about the wing life. I understand that the life limit was basically made up for certification under the new Part 23. Can one simply find a scrapped, lower time wing and swap? Or is your airplane worth zero dollars when this limit is reached? Not that this will probably ever be an issue for me but just thinking out loud. I know that the Commander 700 had a relatively low fuselage life which would make your investment eventually worthless.

 

[Ventucky Red]

In the case of the Piper Tomahawk (aka The Traumahawk to the infidels) you actually buy a kit that will extend the wing life from 11,000 hours to 18,650 hours. I don't know if anything exist for the other Indians in the Piper tribe.

https://sterlingaviationtech.com/product/tomahawk-pa-38-112-wing-life-extension/

 

[Bell206]

I have always loved the Commander 114-115 and was curious about the wing life.

Perhaps look to the Commander.org website for more detailed info. In my very limited experience with them I found this group to be very helpful. They also have a number of tech info on their website like the FAQs below.
http://www.commander.org/
http://www.commander.org/Bergcom/Tech/Documents/Commander-FAQ.pdf

 

[Gmonnig]

Perhaps look to the Commander.org website for more detailed info. In my very limited experience with them I found this group to be very helpful. They also have a number of tech info on their website like the FAQs below.
http://www.commander.org/
http://www.commander.org/Bergcom/Tech/Documents/Commander-FAQ.pdf

Thanks, I guess I should’ve dug deeper! I didn’t realise the wing life of a 114 was double what the 112 is. Yeah, certainly not an issue.

 

[ksandrew]

I fly a 1974 Commander 112 Hotshot with 4400 hours on the airframe. At the present rate I will be 124 years old by the time the wings time out.
I am more concerned about being able to get insurance at that age than wing life limits.

Life is a barrel of fun.

Ken Andrew

 

[SkyDog58]

I fly a 1974 Commander 112 Hotshot with 4400 hours on the airframe. At the present rate I will be 124 years old by the time the wings time out.
I am more concerned about being able to get insurance at that age than wing life limits.

Life is a barrel of fun.

Ken Andrew

We look forward to a thread on it.