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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Krusher on June 14, 2002, 12:51:55 PM
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Bird of Prey
The Messerschmitt 262 is back and ready for action.
Allied pilots during World War II were both terrified and fascinated by the Messerschmitt 262, Germany's pioneering jet fighter. With its organic, sharklike contours and major speed advantage over piston-engined adversaries, the Me262 was one of the Luftwaffe's silver bullets. Although it arrived too late and in insufficient numbers to make a major difference in the course of the conflict, the twin-jet warbird occupies a hallowed place in aviation history.
If you've got about $2 million, plus some more change for a set of modern engines and instruments, you can defend the skies above your local airfield in an otherwise faithful replica of the German jet that Chuck Yeager shot down in a P-51 Mustang at the beginning of his flying career. Work on the meticulously hand-built replicas began in Fort Worth in 1993, when production tooling was fabricated to measurements taken from one of the few surviving original aircraft. The project later moved to Paine Field, north of Seattle, where an expert group working under retired Boeing engineer Bob Hammer has completed the first aircraft and is now working on the second. These aircraft have been sold, but the remaining three in the five-plane production run are still up for grabs.
Flight testing of the first Me262 replica is slated to begin soon, using the same reliable General Electric J85 engines that power the F-5/T-38 fighter and some Lear-jets. Even if you could find some, you wouldn't want to rely on the original Junkers Jumo 004 turbojets, which were known for having an operating life of just ten to 25 hours. Visit http://www.stormbirds.com to learn more about the new-old Messerschmitts.
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Last I heard (they're 45 miles to the north of us) they hadn't sold one yet....
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oh god..I can hear my woman now:
"YOU DID WHAT!?"
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Those planes have been "almost ready for flight trials" since 1996.
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The term "More money than brains" definately comes to mind.
AKDejaVu
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arm them and sell 'em to third world airforces
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Haven't sold? Incorrect, they've sold three of them and have two available. They've recently done engine runs, and are about to fly.
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$2 million is now less than $1,295,000.00?
1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG FOR SALE!! (http://www.barnstormers.com/msp51000.html)
1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG • FOR SALE!! .. VIEW IMAGE .. Lowest time in world 330TTSN, Beautiful in and out, dual control, the best on the market, all modern radio and autopilot. This aircraft is an outstanding investment none finer. . Contact Glenn Crabtree, President - CRABTREE AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC. located Guthrie OK USA. Telephone: 877-272-5824 (toll free) or 405-282-4250. Fax: 405-282-3130. -- Posted 23 May 2002 -- Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser -- To send this Ad to a friend:
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Ah keep a-clickin' on the "click here" an' nuthin' happens.
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P-40 for sale at Courtsey Aircraft. NIce one too!!
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Saw a Corsair for sale not too long ago for 815,000.
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A Canadian Executive just offered his P51-H in exchange for the repair bill on his Lear 35. The repair bill was a mere $125,000. He was turned down.:p
I didn't get the chance to offer it up for collective purchase.:(
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Originally posted by Toad
$2 million is now less than $1,295,000.00?
1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG FOR SALE!! (http://www.barnstormers.com/msp51000.html)
1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG • FOR SALE!! .. VIEW IMAGE .. Lowest time in world 330TTSN, Beautiful in and out, dual control, the best on the market, all modern radio and autopilot. This aircraft is an outstanding investment none finer. . Contact Glenn Crabtree, President - CRABTREE AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC. located Guthrie OK USA. Telephone: 877-272-5824 (toll free) or 405-282-4250. Fax: 405-282-3130. -- Posted 23 May 2002 -- Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser -- To send this Ad to a friend:
well heck if yopur going to get picky its 2 mill without the engines :)
K
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Originally posted by Animal
arm them and sell 'em to third world airforces
like peurto rico
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saw a P-51 for sale for $750,000. It came with the engine(not installed) and all the originl stuff. They said it needed a bit o tlc. Also saw a bacca suicide plane for sale for $1.00 yep thats right one dallar.;) Wish i had a credit card.:(
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Speaking of 3rd world air forces using WW2 fighter planes, I just saw a picture of a Dominican Republic air force base from the 80s and they had a line of P-51s on their ramp. I wonder what happened to those planes, if they were sold to collectors after they were retired or what. Those must surely have been the last WW2 planes still in operational use by any air force (except the C-47 of course which is STILL in use by at least 4 or 5 air forces, including some rather modern ones).
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Haven't sold? Incorrect, they've sold three of them and have two available. They've recently done engine runs, and are about to fly.
Put your glasses on...I said "Last I heard"...I didn't say when that was. ;)
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Originally posted by -ammo-
like peurto rico
LOL we dont even have an air force we use yours.