These aircraft are incredibly expensive for the initial batches because the cost of the machinery to manufacture the parts and tools/jigs etc is phenominal.
But as long as those people with money AND passion keep supporting these endevours by buying those aircraft we may one day see these sorts of aircraft sold for an even more affordable price.Options like group ownerships could even mean a pilot of relatively low financial status could own a share in a warbird and fly one.
I hope the company do so well they are rolling in money!
that way theres more chance the likes of us will get to fly one of these things
For now I think its unlikely anyone could afford to fly one unless they are truelly LOADED with money
..er and well Im not ....are you?
edit: actually i just thought, there is always the option of those aircraft that are scaled down copies of warbirds.Although they are smaller they fly and handle similarly to the real sized counterparts. I saw a 190a8 for sale once in a flyby mag and it was under £20,000 which really isnt that bad is it?
The plane was something like a 2:3 scale or something but it still LOOKED fantastic in its real WW2 markings.The pilot was pictured in it if i remember right and it didnt look too small at all.Id settle even for a copy! anyone have any pics of these copied/kit types? there must be others produced? maybe spifires or p51s have scale copies/kit planes?
