They would have to be very wealthy just to afford the maintenance...
...required, not to mention the fuel it burns. Heck, it takes really well off millionaires to own P-51s, and I doubt many in that crowd could afford to operate a decommissioned tactical jet.
Now I have heard of a logger who bought most of an AH-1 Cobra at a government auction, and proceeded to find the remaining parts to make it flyable. He used it in his business to "survey" forests.
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Airplane nerds -alert. Rare flyover in tribute of Col. Gail "Evil" Peck
-- agray123
Jun 10, 2025 at 07:17 AM ET
agray123
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06/10/25 07:17 AM ET
Is that a Mig-21 and a Mig 29?
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 10, 2025 at 01:41 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/10/25 01:41 PM ET
Yah - I think Paul Allen owned a lot of cool stuff**
-- agray123
Jun 10, 2025 at 03:23 PM ET
agray123
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06/10/25 03:23 PM ET
He could definitely afford them...lol**
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 10, 2025 at 03:28 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/10/25 03:28 PM ET
TIL - wealthy civilians can own decommissioned military aircraft.
-- MP4VT2004
Jun 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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06/10/25 12:50 PM ET
Same as with a tank...the aircraft is demilitarized. .
-- vthokieq
Jun 10, 2025 at 04:29 PM ET
vthokieq
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06/10/25 04:29 PM ET
Thanks for summarizing my post! Ha
-- MP4VT2004
Jun 10, 2025 at 05:14 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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06/10/25 05:14 PM ET
They would have to be very wealthy just to afford the maintenance...
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-- EDGEMAN
Jun 10, 2025 at 01:39 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/10/25 01:39 PM ET
And I complain about maintenance on my 2016 Cayenne
-- agray123
Jun 10, 2025 at 03:25 PM ET
agray123
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06/10/25 03:25 PM ET
Or modify it to use a GE or P&W engine that you can find here.
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 10, 2025 at 03:29 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/10/25 03:29 PM ET