Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Saw this one on the tailgate of a pickup not long ago. "My other ride is a Mustang." with a pic of a P-51 banking in a shallow dive. Lucky dog. I've only SEEN one Mustang. JHC
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Be nice to have a 2.5 million toy, that is the Ultimate pilots airplane
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Be nice to have a 2.5 million toy, that is the Ultimate pilots airplane ...and enough money for gas!
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 $2.5 Mil!?!?! Can't you buy like a Gulfstream and a spare Cessna for that? JHC (what never bought an airplane except for models)
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 ...and enough money for gas! Guess if you've got that kind of dinero you can afford the gas! JHC
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 $2.5 Mil!?!?! Can't you buy like a Gulfstream and a spare Cessna for that? JHC (what never bought an airplane except for models) Average equipped price for a new Beech G36 Bonanza is $691,390... Whew!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Saw this one on the tailgate of a pickup not long ago. "My other ride is a Mustang." with a pic of a P-51 banking in a shallow dive. Lucky dog. I've only SEEN one Mustang. JHC My Mother had almost 2K hrs flying them...... She was a W.A.S.P. Cheers, LG
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Saw an ad for one for sale at $2,125.000.00. Yep, all those zeros is correct. I would take two but I don't know how to fly them. I would suppose that includes rubber bands.
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 I would take two but I don't know how to fly them. Then how about one of these? P-82 Twin Mustang
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 Then how about one of these? P-82 Twin Mustang I think I saw one of those at the CAF (CONFEDERATE Air Force) Museum in Midland, Tx back in about '94. Too cool! JHC
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 How would you fly that critter. I see two pilots in the cockpits.
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 Gulfstream will set you back close to 20 mill for a G2, a G5 about 40 mill
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 Gulfstream will set you back close to 20 mill for a G2, a G5 about 40 mill NOW I remember why I never bought a airplane! JHC (What MIGHT could buy a new set of tires for one!)
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 How would you fly that critter. I see two pilots in the cockpits. Same as pilots and copilots do in airliners. The only difference is that these guys are sitting really far apart! The idea was to have two pilots to share the flying on long range missions where the bulk of the time was spent flying to and from the target.
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 I think I saw one of those at the CAF (CONFEDERATE Air Force) Museum in Midland, Tx back in about '94. Too cool! JHC The CAF twin Mustang was recently acquired by the USAF, she now sits in Dayton, the AF filed suit to return the aircraft as they claimed ownership
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 The CAF twin Mustang was recently acquired by the USAF, she now sits in Dayton, the AF filed suit to return the aircraft as they claimed ownership The Navy did the same thing a few years back with an F4F that an owner in my area had restored to flying condition. Basically what it came down to was, "We'll pay you a fraction of what you have invested in it, or we'll just take it anyway."
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 The F-86 video on UTube claims that you can get an F-86 for $65,000. That sounds like a bargain, compared to the price of a P-51!
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 The F-86 video on UTube claims that you can get an F-86 for $65,000. That sounds like a bargain, compared to the price of a P-51! Yep, but unfortunately there's a world of difference in what it takes to keep 'em flying. LOTS of $$$$$ and expertise. Ya can't tear down an old turbine and rebuild it like a piston engine. That's why the old jet warbirds are so rare. BTW, I got to see an F-86 and MiG-17 fly together a few years ago. Very cool.
Texas LawDog Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 JHC, I just happen to be a Col. in the CAF. We have several P51's, including a rare B Model which is part of the Minnesota Wing, which I am a member of. You need to attend the Airsho in Oct. You see all kinds of Warbirds. Col. Jim Reed CAF #21653 aka Texas Lawdog
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I think I saw one of those at the CAF (CONFEDERATE Air Force) Museum in Midland, Tx back in about '94. Too cool!JHC Good on ya for gettin' the name right, Cap'n~! Fella in the office shows up one day drivin' a Ford Ranger with a sticker on the boomper that sez "P-39 JOCK." Natcherly I inquired... seems his pop DID fly P-39's, and claims a Zero kill and shared another. I believe he said there was a lotta luck involved...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 Saw this one on the tailgate of a pickup not long ago. "My other ride is a Mustang." with a pic of a P-51 banking in a shallow dive. Lucky dog. I've only SEEN one Mustang. JHC =============================================== The first Mustangs I ever saw were the ones that the Philippine Air Force used to fly in to Clark Field every now and then.
G. P. Cobb Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I'd settle for a Skylane or Baron, can't afford either.
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 Getting a Zero in a p-39 is a real accomplishment! They really weren't suited for dogfighting and had a realitively low ceiling............Buck
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I read the Wikipedia article on the P39. The Brits didn't like it, the Russians had the most success with it.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Evidently the fella came out of a cloud and found himself on the Zero's five o'clock, if I remember the story correctly... somewhere there's a painting depicting the event. On a side note, the fella I work with told me that his Pop has said that after the war he could've bought all the surplus P-39's he wanted for $500 apiece... but was starting a dairy and figured that would buy two heifers! We all gotta have our priorities...
Iron Pony Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Capt if I could peel the one from the "red tails" my Dad has I'd do it. He made a donation to the organization and got a bumper sticker and a ball cap.
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