[simpits-tech] OT: F-16 for sale

[Matt Bailey]

Ahhhhh I see.

	-Matt Bailey

On Wednesday 30 April 2003 08:59 am, you wrote:
> > I didn't even know civilians could own an F-16, I thought the government
> > was being pretty tight about it.
>
> Ownership isn't the sticking point, it's the origin.  You'll never see a
> US military jet in civilian hands unless it is under VERY special
> circumstances.  There are no (or few) restrictions on ownership of foreign
> air force jets though.  That's why the MiGs are so popular.
>
> That F-16 is most likely an A model that was imported from one of the
> European countries that fly it.
>
> g.