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Offline Bodhi

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« Reply #45 on: October 23, 2004, 12:09:57 AM »
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Personally I think all rebuildt/restored ww2 planes that are rare should be placed in museums, and they could build replicas to fly. Reasonably priced and "mass produced" ww2 replicas would prolly be fairly popular too.


Not too educated in the realm of reproducing aircraft are you...

tell ya what, look into becoming a FAA/PMA apprived parts manufacturer someday... you might just realise why only the ultra-rich still build a/c.

Ohh, and as far as the flying history we see nowadays... if we left it up to the putrid national museums to restore and fly them, we'd be looking at cobbled pieces of poop flyign around.  Be thankful their are those that have the funds and drive to see these magnificent aircraft take to the air once again....
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« Reply #46 on: October 23, 2004, 02:24:32 AM »
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Not too educated in the realm of reproducing aircraft are you...

tell ya what, look into becoming a FAA/PMA apprived parts manufacturer someday... you might just realise why only the ultra-rich still build a/c.

Ohh, and as far as the flying history we see nowadays... if we left it up to the putrid national museums to restore and fly them, we'd be looking at cobbled pieces of poop flyign around.  Be thankful their are those that have the funds and drive to see these magnificent aircraft take to the air once again....


thx a bunch for educating me bodhi but id rather know that these birds are safe for my grandkids and beyond to see and learn from than beeing crashed by some rich moron just cause he could.
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Offline GScholz

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« Reply #47 on: October 23, 2004, 08:15:19 AM »
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tell ya what, look into becoming a FAA/PMA apprived parts manufacturer someday... you might just realise why only the ultra-rich still build a/c.


Well ... there are a lot of non-ultra-rich that build airplanes. Like this one:




You can build a plane and have it flyable for about the same price as a new car. Lots of people build planes these days.
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« Reply #48 on: October 23, 2004, 09:25:04 AM »
Same price?  

Maybe in parts, but in building time??? I doubt it...
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« Reply #49 on: October 23, 2004, 09:30:57 AM »
Valid point Grunherz if "time is money", but for most of those building them its half the fun.... like people building models.

In one way you could actually say that these people get twice the fun for the same £
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« Reply #50 on: October 23, 2004, 10:01:27 AM »
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Same price?  

Maybe in parts, but in building time??? I doubt it...



You're building it on your own time, not buying a complete aircraft. You can get that Europa I posted above for about 25,000 pounds complete with engine and instruments. If you work 8 hours a day on it you can have it finished in about two months (if you know what you're doing).
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« Reply #51 on: October 23, 2004, 03:15:23 PM »
BUILDING?

Look at this kit then....hehe:

http://www.supermarineaircraft.com


Is there a 109 Kit anywhere?
Very interested if there is one :)
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« Reply #52 on: October 23, 2004, 03:54:02 PM »
Not yet, but the Flugwerk Fw190A-8's are sold as kit planes.

... Of course they are for the super-rich with that huge engine and all. You'd have to be rich to afford the fuel consuption alone.
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