Butters
Senior Airman
Gimme one, and I'll fly it!
After all, who wants to have the diapers changed when THEY decide...
JL
After all, who wants to have the diapers changed when THEY decide...
JL
Buy your own Su-27
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Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Do you really think the FAA would release it to a private owner? Just asking.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
They just recenty had a show on The History Channel about what pilots and aircraft have to go through to get them
on the airshow circuit. Qualifications up the ying-yang; inspections from city. state, feds, not to mention all the
money it takes for upkeep, maintanance, hangering, fuel and good mechanics/technicians are not cheap, either.
Joe knows all about it, and he will tell you it takes big bucks to own a warbird and lots more to keep it flying. Just think,
for starters, it will cost you upwards of fifty grand to have a recip engine overhauled. You can probably double that for a Merlin.
Charles
on the airshow circuit. Qualifications up the ying-yang; inspections from city. state, feds, not to mention all the
money it takes for upkeep, maintanance, hangering, fuel and good mechanics/technicians are not cheap, either.
Joe knows all about it, and he will tell you it takes big bucks to own a warbird and lots more to keep it flying. Just think,
for starters, it will cost you upwards of fifty grand to have a recip engine overhauled. You can probably double that for a Merlin.
Charles
Lucky13
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I think that I'll stick to my Me 262, Arado 234 and Ho 229....
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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Crazy to think you could buy such a high performance warplane which is only outperformed by the Raptor.
I wonder if they have sold it yet? I have seen videos of one of them flying and it looks superb. Pride must be a first class outfit to even attempt it.
Good luck to them.
I wonder if they could restore a Concorde....
I wonder if they have sold it yet? I have seen videos of one of them flying and it looks superb. Pride must be a first class outfit to even attempt it.
Good luck to them.
I wonder if they could restore a Concorde....
