Chantry 228 Posted April 18 (edited) If you've got the cash, you can go fast! Link: https://www.platinumfighters.com/warbirds While the desire for a fighter is there, a nice, docile, easy to fly Swordfish would probably be a better choice for me. Edited April 18 by Chantry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 1,758 Posted April 18 Huh... Four and a half million for the P-51. But it come with TWENTY spare engines?? Would that be a lifetime supply...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duffield, SASS #23454 231 Posted April 18 I would love to have that Lysander. Duffield Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 560 Posted April 18 If I'm spending 4.5 million, I want a B52. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 1,781 Posted April 18 I'll take the FG-1D Corsair. No way I could fly it even if I owned it, but it'd sure beat the 1/32 scale model I currently have on my shelf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Eye Jim 131 Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Huh... Four and a half million for the P-51. But it come with TWENTY spare engines?? Would that be a lifetime supply...? Depends on how hard you are on your engines when racing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 1,050 Posted April 19 3 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Huh... Four and a half million for the P-51. But it come with TWENTY spare engines?? Would that be a lifetime supply...? Kinda like having Win. '97. One to shoot, another in the shop and 2 for spare parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 5,408 Posted April 19 I just want an F-86. Doesn’t even need to run. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 2,983 Posted April 19 I’d settle for a shotup A10. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 497 Posted April 19 Surprised to see the F-4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 1,047 Posted April 19 I'll take em all Imis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clay Mosby 307 Posted April 19 (edited) I would love to get an F-14 Tomcat. There is just something about that plane that screams "Pick Me! Pick Me!!" For piston powered it would have to be the F-7F Tiger Cat Edited April 19 by Clay Mosby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noz 1,116 Posted April 19 I'll take the Birddog and the DC-3 and never have to worry about wearing either out. I would pay a little extra if the DC-3 had a minigun installed in the door. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 266 Posted April 19 Spooky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 2,983 Posted April 19 I was thinking about the 20 spare engines. It probably better to change engines than to, say, swap a piston. Breaking in a semi worn piston to a semi worn cylinder could be difficult. Modern manufacturing tolerances are much more accurate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 1,758 Posted April 19 Not a problem. "Block" is not solid; cylinders are replaceable, likely done as a set at rebuild time. Depending on use, MTBMO (Mean Time Between Major Overhaul) for the Merlin can range between 100 hours to 1200+ hours. That "+" can be a lot of hours! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 989 Posted April 19 You'll feel sick when I relate this story: Around 1947/48 the RCAF was transitioning into Vampire jets, and turning the Spits over to Crown Assets. Aircraft would be flying on Friday and turned over to Crown Assets on Monday, stripped of guns and radio, if I recall. Crown Assets put a price of $50.00 each on them. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 1,758 Posted April 19 I worked with a fella whose dad flew P-39's in the Pacific (he even dropped a Zero!). When he came home after the war he set out to follow his life's ambition and became a dairyman. For the remainder of his life he lamented not buying a surplus Airacobra... "But I could buy two heifers for what one airplane sold for!" He had his dairy and continued as a reservist, finally retiring as a Lt Colonel with a two-seater - don't recall if it was a Cessna or Piper... but it warn't no fighter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clay Mosby 307 Posted April 20 (edited) When we would go to the Air Races outside of Lancaster, CA in the 60's, several of the pilots were going to Canada and buying WWII surplus fighters cheap. Edited April 20 by Clay Mosby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 1,237 Posted April 20 Sailors like to tell landlubbers that there is a test for determining whether you should buy a boat: Go to the bank and withdraw all of your hard-earned cash; go home and change into your best suit; turn on your shower, as cold as possible, and step into the tub; with the cold water pouring over your head, start tearing your cash up into small pieces, and watch it go down the drain. If you are having fun, go ahead and buy that boat! I've got to imagine that plane enthusiasts have a parallel tale..... LL 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life 367 Posted April 20 On 4/18/2019 at 7:58 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: I just want an F-86. Doesn’t even need to run. My Dad worked on both airplanes....P51 & F86. IMHO the 2 most beautiful planes of their era. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 1,050 Posted April 21 12 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Sailors like to tell landlubbers that there is a test for determining whether you should buy a boat: Go to the bank and withdraw all of your hard-earned cash; go home and change into your best suit; turn on your shower, as cold as possible, and step into the tub; with the cold water pouring over your head, start tearing your cash up into small pieces, and watch it go down the drain. If you are having fun, go ahead and buy that boat! I've got to imagine that plane enthusiasts have a parallel tale..... LL I know that for a fact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. James H. Callahan 270 Posted April 21 Love those old planes but.. A They're a bit out of my price range B I'm not a pilot so I couldn't fly it anyway, and C I've heard what fuel and aircraft inspection and maintenance cost to fly one So I guess I'll pass. JHC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 5,408 Posted April 21 On 4/19/2019 at 5:19 PM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: I worked with a fella whose dad flew P-39's in the Pacific (he even dropped a Zero!). When he came home after the war he set out to follow his life's ambition and became a dairyman. For the remainder of his life he lamented not buying a surplus Airacobra... "But I could buy two heifers for what one airplane sold for!" He had his dairy and continued as a reservist, finally retiring as a Lt Colonel with a two-seater - don't recall if it was a Cessna or Piper... but it warn't no fighter. My dad’s favorite airplane. The reason he joined the AAF. Never got to fly one though. He thought it was the most hot rod looikng plane they had. ( of course that was before the P51 took to the air) My mom thought the P38 was the coolest. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
