SIGNATURE RESTORATIONS: Our Philosophy  

The Texan/Harvard series of aircraft is one of the most popular warbirds available on the market today. With classic World War Two looks it is many times mistaken for a fighter by airshow attendees.

Today, owners of World War Two era aircraft are at a crossroads. The Federal Aviation Administration is actively engaged in taking a close look at warbird aircraft as part of their evaluation of aging aircraft. A couple of high-profile fatigue, stress and corrosion has heightened awareness of these aging aircraft issues, both within the hierarchy of the FAA and the general aviation community. The warbird community has been working diligently with federal officials to insure that the warbird fleet remains airworthy.

For the past decade or so, the restoration of World War Two fighter type aircraft have reached incredible depth. The vast majority of P-51 Mustangs that are now restored have the longerons and spars replaced during the restoration process. These essentially new aircraft should be capable of operation for many, many years.

In the T-6 community, restorations to this depth are rare. There are many aircraft operating today that are essentially surplus military aircraft, that have last undergone in-depth overhaul in the late 1950s. With the historical significance of the T-6/Harvard series, we believe that they are just as deserving of in-depth restoration. Since aircraft restored to accurate stock configuration seem to provide for the best investment, our goal is to provide a stock aircraft that incorporates improvements to provide for safe operation. 

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