Depends what you mean by ‘worth’.
……There is a danger in knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.
With aeroplanes there’s usually an even bigger danger in discovering the price of everything, too late!! 😀
Seriously though. I guess that the “starter” price of classic aeroplanes (in the UK) has to be my Luton Minor, currently advertised (shameless plug) at just £4,750.
Aeroplanes like the Auster or a less fashionable Cessna/Piper/Taylorcraft normally start at £10k and go up from there based on condition.
A classic J3 Cub is going to set you back a minimum of £15,000 unless its a complete basket case and a good Super Cub would start a stampede if its advertised for less than £25,000 in the UK.
Once you get into the Chipmunk league you’re going to be looking at disaster zones for anything less than £30k, while any half-way decent Tiger Moths and Stampes are £40k plus.
Then you get radial jobs like Stearmans, £50K upwards and Harvards £70k I’d guess is a minimum. Once you reach this area, you’re looking at serious upkeep money. A tank of fuel for a T6 costs about £500 – I know I had to put one on my credit card once!
Then you get into the real warbird category – and if you ask – you can’t afford it. I heard of one Spitfire in genuine if shabby condition being offered for about £300k, but a restoration company would need to charge the same again before they’d deem it fit to fly!!
Me. I’ll stick to my cheap and cheerful Luton – unless I get an offer! 😀
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