Does this qualify for BOM?

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LNeumann · Mar 10, 2004 08:37 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3082036699&category=4672

It is in pieces, you know, and you will have to assemble it plus complete a few additional parts. I have a feeling that the government didn't do a good enough job of chopping this one up before sending it to the salvage yard. It probably also has a few additional pieces from other planes to make it complete.

"Get yours now. The only one in captivity."

Leonard Neumann

LNeumann · Mar 10, 2004 08:40 AM

RE: Or how about an ARF?#1 source

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3082662767&category=4672

A 1986 model with only 110 hours on the airframe and 5 on the engine. "Owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church at Easter time."

I have a feeling this one may have been shot down or some such and perhaps rebuilt??

How do you say, "Gentlemen, start your engines" in Russian?

Leonard Neumann

cyberflyer · Mar 10, 2004 09:30 AM

RE: Or how about an ARF?#3 source

>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3082662767&category=4672
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Yeah. right.

Nice cockpit! What's this little knob marked "Ngkoxx<zw" do? Seems to be a pull to operate thingie.

The Cat Whisperer

puttputt · Mar 10, 2004 08:52 AM

#2 source

A few weeks ago he had a rolling F-18 for less money. CNN.com featured it. I don't understand what the guy is doing, anyone qualified to own such a thing is already known to him, I would guess. The governmental hassle is intense, a local guy here used to trade in older fighters. When he bought his first jet(MIG21, I think), the feds knocked on his door, told him his lifes' story including a recent affair(!) and told him how the world works. I can't imagine what it would be like to own a current air superiority fighter, you'd have to be as much politician as mechanic. Don

De Hill · Mar 10, 2004 09:43 AM

#4 source

You would probably have to replace the leadouts!

De Hill

Brad Smith · Mar 10, 2004 12:16 PM

#6 source

and the bell crank

i crash i fix i fly i crash again see ya Brad Smith

Tim Wiltse · Mar 10, 2004 09:45 AM

#5 source

Don,

This F-18 is the same plane as the one before. The one that was all over the news a few weeks back was this Blue Angles plane. It was listed as being in parts and that they would put it back together and paint it for 9 million or something like that. The picture they used on the first go around of this plane was of it when it was still in Blue Angles colors.

LAter,
Tim

Iskandar Taib · Mar 12, 2004 05:47 AM

#10 source

Blue Angles?

otshodges · Mar 10, 2004 05:14 PM

#7 source

Leonard:

If you get it put together, bring it to the next KOI and we will definitely let you fly it. But, remember, lines 70' max. We have some 1" cable here at the shop that you could use to make up a set of lines.

Bill Hodges

Tools · Mar 10, 2004 06:59 PM

#8 source

Ya know, 3000hrs doesn't sound like much...but have you seen what those guys do to those poor planes? They get the old nasties to play with anyway. I got a ride with them once, so there I was, riding along, looking at the bottom on #1. Hmmm, I sez, why is the bottom of the plane all beat to fare thee well? Well, we "bump" occassionally. Uh, "bump"? Define "bump" me sez, sliding firmly down and into my seat...

Tools

Mike

Phil Hawkins · Mar 12, 2004 04:10 AM

#9 source

Hmmm... I wonder if they would let take my tape measure to it so I can scratch build one...

Phil Hawkins

dickbyron · Mar 12, 2004 06:30 AM

#11 source

Can you ship it "FEDEX"?

"stinkin" cable guy

P Walker · Mar 12, 2004 03:15 PM

#12 source

>Ya know, 3000hrs doesn't sound like much...but have you seen
>what those guys do to those poor planes?

I worked 5 years on the F-18.

The F-18 was designed to be good for 6000 flight hours. Since this was number 131 off the line, it is probably not good for the 6000 hours as the fatigue test(s) highlighted a "few" issues. I was there when A/C 1000 rolled off the line and it was still not a full life A/C (meaning they had not picked up all the design changes required as a result of the fatigue test). The 3793 hours on it may have pretty much "used" it up and the restoration of it will have to be more extensive than anticipated to allow it to do much more than fly straight and level.

But, think of the prestige of owning your own F-18 and flying to contests! I guess your stunt plane will REALLY have to break down into small pieces to get in into ......where...I don't know where!!

P Walker

LNeumann · Mar 12, 2004 10:51 PM

#13 source

>>Ya know, 3000hrs doesn't sound like much...but have you seen
>>what those guys do to those poor planes?
>
>I worked 5 years on the F-18.
>
>The F-18 was designed to be good for 6000 flight hours.
>Since this was number 131 off the line, it is probably not
>good for the 6000 hours as the fatigue test(s) highlighted a
>"few" issues.(snip)

Along with what Paul says, this one was used by the Blue Angels. I don't think those boys pampered it in its 3000 hour life time.

But, out of curiosity, Paul, what was the price paid by the government for the F-18--say they were to put in an order for a couple more tomorrow?

Leonard Neumann