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guitargeek
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Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
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xaos
- Zaouse!
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rolly
- Tim Horton hears a Who?
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MagnusTheBuilder
- Arbiter of Beard
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rc26
- The Devil's Banana
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I was on ebay the other day and bid on this. Slightly cheaper than a MIG.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0643547359
I did a search using "Soviet" and came up with all kinds of stuff. Spacesuits...on and on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Soviet-SPACE-helmet ... 1c0e02a2b9
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I did a search using "Soviet" and came up with all kinds of stuff. Spacesuits...on and on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Soviet-SPACE-helmet ... 1c0e02a2b9
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Zim
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
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Bah. Hold out for the 31.
[voice in head]"Must think in Russian. Think in Russian!"[/voice in head]
[voice in head]"Must think in Russian. Think in Russian!"[/voice in head]
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MATPOC
- The Unreasonable Ukranian
- Location: Providence, RI
Mig21 is quite impressive bird, capable of Mach2 and it was designed and put in service in the 50's when Chuck was still chasing Mach2 in "X" prototypes
Yes, it's pricey to maintain but even more for fuel coast, you will need 3 stops to go coast to coast, full tank range is under 1000 mi, so forget about trans-Atlantic flights unless you can get USAF to refuel you mid-air.
If I had Bill Gates money you know this thing would be mine!
Mach2, 60,000' ceiling, need I say more?
Also Wiki claims that fully serviced with modern avionics and turbine it will fetch $400K, guess this one needs about $350K in repairs?
Yes, it's pricey to maintain but even more for fuel coast, you will need 3 stops to go coast to coast, full tank range is under 1000 mi, so forget about trans-Atlantic flights unless you can get USAF to refuel you mid-air.
If I had Bill Gates money you know this thing would be mine!
Mach2, 60,000' ceiling, need I say more?
Also Wiki claims that fully serviced with modern avionics and turbine it will fetch $400K, guess this one needs about $350K in repairs?
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DerGolgo
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There are, apparently, a number of people in Britain who, over the last few decades, took it upon themselves to save beautiful aircraft from the scrapheaps. A de-militarized plane (stripped of all useful parts), knackered airframe and engine can be had quite cheaply, it appears (just think about all the people who convert a tired old commuter 727 or the like into a house). And rather than seeing one cut up, having a fighter play gate-guard for your front lawn seems like the humane thing to do.
But flying such an old plane, that could be an entirely different kettle of fish.
A lot of these old planes had their type certificates surrendered at some point, so you'd need to do a lot of very expensive things to get one registered as an experimental, from what I understand (at least in Europe. Concorde was officially grounded when Airbus surrendered the type certificate).
Did the FAA ever issue a type certificate for these (maybe for the Air Force training units that used Russian planes)?
But flying such an old plane, that could be an entirely different kettle of fish.
A lot of these old planes had their type certificates surrendered at some point, so you'd need to do a lot of very expensive things to get one registered as an experimental, from what I understand (at least in Europe. Concorde was officially grounded when Airbus surrendered the type certificate).
Did the FAA ever issue a type certificate for these (maybe for the Air Force training units that used Russian planes)?
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I don't know about certification, but there have definitely been private pilots flying MiGs in the USA. They've been in airshows and whatnot so I would assume that everything is above board.
EDIT: Also, though this airframe dates from 1964, they were still making MiG-21s until 1985 so it's probably not entirely that old, and not-quite-so-old parts are out there.
EDIT: Also, though this airframe dates from 1964, they were still making MiG-21s until 1985 so it's probably not entirely that old, and not-quite-so-old parts are out there.
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- Everybody dies. It's a love story.
Wow, wonder what it will actually go for?To be flight ready needs: Condition Inspection and tires.
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AZRider
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Markings in 3rd pic look like aggressor squadron design, but Google Images produces no match.
In the early 1990's when I was at Museum of Flight in Seattle, one of our trustees bought us a MiG from the Russian govt. for our collection. It got locked up by customs in Germany (where it was supposed to get loaded from rail to ship) because it hadn't been demilitarized. Some customs agent noticed the cannons were loaded with live ammo. I got a new job before that got sorted.
In the early 1990's when I was at Museum of Flight in Seattle, one of our trustees bought us a MiG from the Russian govt. for our collection. It got locked up by customs in Germany (where it was supposed to get loaded from rail to ship) because it hadn't been demilitarized. Some customs agent noticed the cannons were loaded with live ammo. I got a new job before that got sorted.
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Hunnert miles or so.bndgkmf wrote:How far is Tulsa from your house?guitargeek wrote:nnnnnnnnnnnng rubs furiously
Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
Pattio wrote:Never forget, as you enjoy the high road of tolerance, that it is those of us doing the hard work of intolerance who make it possible for you to shine.
xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken