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It would have to be a Hawker Hurricane, with the DH Mosquito a very close second.
As a towed homebuilt glider or maybe as a jet built under amateur rules as a single seater? You could probably do it. (Might want to consider a change to the landing gear.)What would it take (in terms of modifications) to get the FAA on board with an Me 163?
There was an aerospace company based out of Mojave that had proposed a version of the Me163D, which did have landing gear, but the company recently went under, so the project never left the drawing boardAs a towed homebuilt glider or maybe as a jet built under amateur rules as a single seater? You could probably do it. (Might want to consider a change to the landing gear.)
A Stork. I like the idea of STOL capabilities and inexpensive fuel costs, and it would get me wherever I wanted to go.
A Bv141 or FW189 just for the experience of flying around in a greenhouse. FA223
Not truly WW2 a Kalinin K7
Macchi 205\Fiat G55
Lysander, Sunderland
There was an aerospace company based out of Mojave that had proposed a version of the Me163D, which did have landing gear, but the company recently went under, so the project never left the drawing board
A couple of them for sale right now.A Stork. I like the idea of STOL capabilities and inexpensive fuel costs, and it would get me wherever I wanted to go.
XCOR - they went under a couple years ago.Defunct rocket company? Mojave? Was that company that put rockets into long-ezes and suggested a racing class? Like maybe 30 years ago?
(Mojave was a favorite hang out of mine. It's ;literally a placeof dreams.)
Resp:It would have to be a Hawker Hurricane, with the DH Mosquito a very close second.
Zero. Fun to fly. Great acro. Don't have to be a billionaire to operate it, assuming, since we're in fantasy land, and there is an ample supply of parts.Ok, so you have the finances and technical connections to have any single aircraft of WWII that actually existed during the war, built from the ground up, regardless of type or nationality - what would it be and why.
For me, it would be the He280 because it has a destinct 1930's look to it's design, it was a nimble and responsive aircraft and it was the world's first combat jet and no examples exist, making it extremely rare.