The aircraft prior to being sold to the owner in Canberra, approx August of 2019. Advertised as a BD5T and with a Solar T62 APU engine included.
From the information I have available, it was purchased by a person in Canberra, who then sold the Solar T62 APU to a company in the US and exchanged for the Noel Penny Turbines NPT301-4 engine. The person in Canberra had the aircraft between August 2019 and December 2021, and during that time undertook little additional work on the aircraft. Unfortunately, due to serious health issues, he was then forced to sell the aircraft on to myself in December of 2021.
Photos below are of the aircraft as found in the driveway of the previous owner in Canberra.
The aircraft loaded onto the car trailer (having collected it from Canberra, ACT), we had to stop at the local Bunnings hardware store to purchase 100mph tape to ensure the canopy did not let go down the highway!
Photos of the aircraft having arrived to my facilities at Bankstown Airport, and then unloaded.