F/A-18A Navy Blue Angel Hornet (Ebay bargain at US $850,000.00)

Ebay ^ | 2/9/04 | LANDA AND ASSOCIATES

[The_Victor]

The only F/A-18A in private ownership in the world. This former Navy Blue Angel jet, was number 131 off the line, it has 3793 TT Total Airframe hours. Engines are 0 Zero time. Aircraft is apart only for transporting purposes and needs to be gone through and re-assembled. Everything to assemble we have. It has not flown in a few years and is stored in california. It has an N number. This aircraft was never demilled, "not cut ever". Complete with extras including bomb racks, drop tanks and pylons. This is a 25m dollar airplane new Was Number 1 and Number 5. Serial number:161973---Lot #6----Block # 13---Don't miss out on this one!

[T'wit]

Perhaps our scientists can develop a missile that goes off in different directions too. It might be hard to catch Teddy and Michael Moore together. I mean, they won't fit in the same room.

[T'wit]

> Call it the Atkins missile.

Hahahahaha!

Next, let's work on a stupid-seeking missile. We could plug Movie Star characteristics into the computer and find what makes them incurably idiotic.

[smiley]

..."My other car is a...."

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/thirdseries21.html
US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos
Third Series (160007 to 163049)
"161973 was Blue Angels aircraft. Offered for public sale by Air Capitol Warbirds as of Feb 2002"



http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/toppan/f18.html
Boeing F/A-18 (Super) Hornet
Production List
F/A-18A-13-MC 191 USN/USMC A152 161973 Lot 6

[Pyro7480]

LOL! Love the tagline!

[MediaMole]

Photos of the F/A-18 in current condition are here

[Mr. Quarterpanel]

For the money, I'll take the F18.

First, you will need have it gone through and have the entire airframe inspected, the engines pulled, broken down and replace many, many parts....Ahh, just junk 'em and buy new engines, probably as cheap. Then assemble your new aircraft. Ready to fly? Hang on a sec!! There is more! Since ejection seats are verboten in civilian avaiation, you will need to come up with new seats, oxygen system (assuming they use LOX) and lots of avionics (can't use military, not FAA approved).Then there is the FAA inspection and flight certification. I don't know how that would be done.

What am I forgetting? Oh, yeah! You have to be typed for the F-18, and since the one offered is likely a single seater, finding a tandem F-18 to train and someone to sign off on your rating will be a challenge. Probably have to go to a foreign government to get that. Then there is on going maintainence...

Cost? Probably $10-15 million over and above the cost of the jet. I dunno...

[atomaunt]

Count me in for a $100

[The_Victor]

Looks like one of those cars in "bargain" section of the classifieds. "Needs some work."

Aw heck, nothin' a little bondo and paint won't fix. :)

[The_Victor]

First, you will need have it gone through and have the entire airframe inspected, the engines pulled, broken down and replace many, many parts....Ahh, just junk 'em and buy new engines, probably as cheap.

Actually, the airframe has 3793 TT Total Airframe hours, and the engines have 0 (zero) time (doesn't say if that is flight time or running time). Engines alone are with the price.

[Professional Engineer]

FReeper Foxhole project plane?

[boxerblues]

New price US $1,050,000.00

[Mr. Silverback]

No offense against Victor, and this is a great thread, but...

Why in the bloody world is the Useful Idiot Caption-A-Rama (with actual news/political content) moved to chat by the time I post reply #2, but this Ebay stuff is on bloody reply 37 and still on News/Activism?

Just asking...

[SAMWolf]

Maybe we can all chip in and win the bid. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

FReeper Foxhole project plane?

Wouldn't that be sweet! We need some land and a few pole barns and hangers for tanks and planes. We'd have a blast! Now if I'd just win the lottery!

[The_Victor]

HEY!

I actually expected it to be moved immediately.

[The_Victor]

New price US $1,050,000.00

!< Seymour Skinner voice>Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!</Seymour Skinner voice>

[Mr. Silverback]

HEY! I actually expected it to be moved immediately.

And I apologize, I don't mean to mess up your party, it's just that the Caption-A-Rama has been moved to chat repeatedly lately (to the point that I just started posting it to chat to save hassle) and my requests for a reason have brought no response. Bloody frustrating.

Maybe we should post a Westminster dog show thread and see how long it stays on News...

[The_Victor]

Maybe F-18s are just too cool for chat. :)