I need a loan

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

The rarity and absolute coolness is offset by maintenance requirements, fuel costs, and parts availability. It is amazing as fuck but (my conservative guess) $10k-$20k of operational costs per hour of flight would depress the market a bit. They have been renting them out in Russia for $20k+ per hour for a while.

Engines ran between 2-3 million each (I think).
Not sure on refurbished.

Yeah...without things like a tax base or loans from Russia, paying outta pocket can be a bitch.

[derf]

How fast do you think until that thing gets take out by a US fighter because it flew into the wrong airspace

[smileyman]

I love it. Would prefer a Mig 25 tho. It will still outrun most interceptors.

Maybe we could talk those boys at the US Bonepile into a group buy package deal on F111s or F14s??

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by derf

How fast do you think until that thing gets take out by a US fighter because it flew into the wrong airspace

Thats why you get the little thing-o-mobobby transmitters and a big ole number on the side.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I love it. Would prefer a Mig 25 tho. It will still outrun most interceptors.

Maybe we could talk those boys at the US Bonepile into a group buy package deal on F111s or F14s??

Mig-25 isn't exactly a fun thing to fly. as soon as you get the heavy pig that it is up in the air, vacuum tubes glowing away...you are just about out of gas and I think a gulf stream is bit more fun to fly. One trick pony where the trick involves doing something really cool that leads to the engines being kaputz.
Oh yeah...the view out of it sucks so the only thing you get to see is the utterly retarded Soviet ergos and instrumentation.

I always liked the F111 despite some shitty design decisions. Maintenance nightmare, wiring nightmare ...nightmare nightmare nightmare. When Australia finally withdraws it from service maybe you should give a call. By the way, when you get it up in the air the sound you'd hear would be the gazillion fatigue cracks.



F-14 - US government has seen to it that all F-14s and parts are turned into toasters because they don't want Iran getting hold of spares.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by derf

How fast do you think until that thing gets take out by a US fighter because it flew into the wrong airspace

not at all. most likely whomever grabs it will do "mock" dogfights with the local guard. there was a group bringing in l29s, 39s, 17s and 21s that used to play on occasion with the f16 wing in ac. according to them anyway though i suppose seeing a 39 screaming down the beach at wildwood about 14 years ago might corroborate that story

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Dave

not at all. most likely whomever grabs it will do "mock" dogfights with the local guard. there was a group bringing in l29s, 39s, 17s and 21s that used to play on occasion with the f16 wing in ac. according to them anyway though i suppose seeing a 39 screaming down the beach at wildwood about 14 years ago might corroborate that story

I've seen a L-39 fly out of our local airport out in Farmingdale (the old fairchild Republic place).
Thats supposed to be a fun little plane. Easy to fly and relatively cheap and easy to keep running

[Dave]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I've seen a L-39 fly out of our local airport out in Farmingdale (the old fairchild Republic place).
Thats supposed to be a fun little plane. Easy to fly and relatively cheap and easy to keep running

hell yeah, any of those trainer/ light attack birds would be a blast. Always liked the fouga magister myself, been forever since ive seen one of those fly though

[Smittie61984]

Now that's how you take out the IRS. Not some POS Cesna.

I have one on order. Feel free to come over and bask in my awesomeness.

[smileyman]

I would love to fly them all but, if some genie granted my pilots wish tonite. I would have a shiny new A10 sitting in the drive way. I want to be down and dirty, using that gatling gun to hurt some bad guys...