For aircraft enthusiasts: Buying a jet fighter and all the paperwork that comes with owning and flying one.

[Wrighty]

Well, back in the seventies they had THESE...

This one reminds me of the Music Man Albert Lee model

But none of those were very good as you might imagine.

Oh boy, so bad they’re brilliant! Are they yours, if so, how did you come by them?

 

[Willie Johnson]

Found a few more jets for sale for those interested: https://www.platinumfighters.com/jets/

That T-33 is as cool as it gets. You're in for a surprise seeing the cockpit pics.

That F104 would be a fun way to make regional travel more interesting. BRB, going to Minneapolis, see you there in half an hour.

 

[Blazer]

Oh boy, so bad they’re brilliant! Are they yours, if so, how did you come by them?

Reverb is a good source.

And no, they're not mine (Thankfully)

 

[Teleguy61]

Thanks Blazer, another great post.

 

[brindlepicker]

like the L39

I was trying to find something on the MIG that flew there and found this.

 

[tomkatf]

Pretty modern. I'd take that over old instruments any day unless I'm going for the authentic look and feel. Useful load probably went up by 40 lbs too!

Edit, wait! $300K???? That's incredibly cheap considering the avionics and an almost zero time engine. Am I missing something?

Yes... operating costs...lol

 

[dspellman1]

The F1-11 fighter fleet was retired here in Oz some years ago, most were scrapped but 2 were for sale here locally, only 1 mill each, I did think that if I was rich, maybe if I got 9 of my friends and we put in 100k each we should buy one and put it on our front yard. Maybe fire it up at BBQs etc. View attachment 974276

I love the Aardvark. Retired WAY too soon, thanks to politics, mostly, and attempts to make it work for everything. A seriously badass plane with huge range and huge carrying capabilities, it was originally designed to deliver nukes at high altitudes, then found itself one of the best terrain-following sneaky airplanes on the planet. The swing wings led the way for the F14.

 

[Blazer]

I love the Aardvark. Retired WAY too soon, thanks to politics, mostly, and attempts to make it work for everything. A seriously badass plane with huge range and huge carrying capabilities, it was originally designed to deliver nukes at high altitudes, then found itself one of the best terrain-following sneaky airplanes on the planet. The swing wings led the way for the F14.

I actually did two threads about the F-14 Tomcat and its link to the Aardvark

For aircraft enthusiasts: Swing wing versus swing wing: the F-14 Tomcat

Well what can I say about the legendary Grumman F-14 Tomcat? It was probably the last jet fighter where the motto of "Kicking ass and look good while doing so" was still important. It also was the last in the line of Grumman's "Cat" series which started in the thirties with the F4F wildcat...

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For aircraft enthusiasts: 50 years of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Part one, cats can fly.

Let me start this off by telling you guys that it's impossible to find a picture which does the Tomcat justice, it just looks good no matter from what angle you look at it. But that also means there's simply no way to take a picture of this jet and go "No wait, it doesn't show its wings in the...

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