grahamgg
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 09:07 AM |
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jet anyone
linky
Its amazing what you can buy on ebay
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 09:21 AM |
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Yeah one of those things you never knew you wanted till you saw it. Would cost a fortune to get back in the air and I bet the engine has run out of
hours, no doubt needs a massive rebuild. Planes, even the cheap ones are expensive to own. Nice thing to upset them next door when you park it on the
drive and start it up.
I remember seeing these fly over the house when I was a kid 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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vinny1275
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 10:16 AM |
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I think I remember someone dying in a privately owned one of these abut 10 years ago. Doing a loop, got to the top of the loop, one of the seats
hadn't been locked down correctly (or at all), and dropped out through the canopy. 
You need to know how to wire-lock nuts to own something like this!!
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JonBowden
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 10:54 AM |
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Oh boy do I want one of these.
The ejector seats worry me a bit - they must need to be treated carefully to make sure they don't go off by accident.
Anyone got any idea what this would cost to make airworthy - assuming the worst but nothing really bad
Jon
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 11:21 AM |
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As he stated; Air worthy ones fetch £80K.
Too much I would think.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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JonBowden
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 11:31 AM |
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if I had 80k to spend on a jet or a Ferrari, the decision would be easy - I'd much rather have the jet
Jon
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dilley
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 01:27 PM |
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Id be tempted to push the ejactor seat button with one of my mates strapped in I have a thing for buttons,and pushing them!!!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 01:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dilley
Id be tempted to push the ejactor seat button with one of my mates strapped in I have a thing for buttons,and pushing them!!!
I bet the person who buys it also can't resist the temptation
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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02GF74
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 02:00 PM |
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it's like a parachute, a car air bag, a match etc. you never know if it will work until you try it and by then it may be too late to find it
doesn't
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 02:03 PM |
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great for a locost donor, 2x3500 hp engines
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 3/4/07 at 02:06 PM |
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Wow I'd love one of these. Its what I trained on when I joined the RAF. I remember pumping the brake pressure handle like a bastard and
getting a bruised arm doing it. Learning all the buttons inside and tootling along in it. Fantastic! I think I still have my training manuals for
servicing it. He he great times
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edspurrier
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| posted on 5/4/07 at 12:11 AM |
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Shame they're not aerobatic any more, small problem with wings falling off apparently.
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dilley
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| posted on 5/4/07 at 10:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by dilley
Id be tempted to push the ejactor seat button with one of my mates strapped in I have a thing for buttons,and pushing them!!!
I bet the person who buys it also can't resist the temptation
Thats the reason I would never have a quick release steering wheel, how many people have took the keys out of the ignition while driving?? a good
trick on your mates if you remove the pin
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