[simpits-tech] F/A-18 anyone?

[Brian Sikkema]

Now that's an interesting tidbit that I didnt know! Makes you also marvel at 
the fact that they have never cancelled a show due to maintenence 
problems...

Brian

----Original Message Follows----
From: Gene Buckle <geneb@deltasoft.com>
Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] F/A-18 anyone?
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:05:49 -0800 (PST)

HEheheh.  Not THAT much cheaper. :)  I figure that even at $50k for the
airframe it'll cost you at least 2-3 million more to actually make it fly.
It's also important to note that if it was an ex-Blue Angel airframe, it's
already got one foot in the grave.  The USN gives the *worst* airframes
they have in inventory to the Blue Angels.  The fact that nobody dies when
flying these things is soley due to the dedication and skill of the ground
crew that keeps them together. :)

g.


On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Marv De Beque wrote:

 > Remember, Gene, fuel is cheaper in the midwest.
 >
 > Marv
 >
 > On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 07:30 PM, Gene Buckle wrote:
 >
 > > Something tells me you'd have to worry about fuel first. :)  THAT would
 > > be
 > > expensive.
 > >
 > > g.
 > >
 > >
 > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Marv De Beque wrote:
 > >
 > >> I'm not so worried about fuel mileage, but does anyone have any idea
 > >> what insurance would be for that bird?
 > >>
 > >> Marv
 > >>
 > >> On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 03:20 PM, Gene Buckle wrote:
 > >>
 > >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1700585461
 > >>>
 > >>> Hell, why stop at the cockpit when you can have the whole damn
 > >>> plane? :)
 > >>>
 > >>> g.
 > >>>
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