Only in my dreams, Tim! Wonder how much a Spitfire goes for these days? Anyone know? Is this a possible candidate fro the next LB or Hawk model?
Only in my dreams, Tim! Wonder how much a Spitfire goes for these days? Anyone know? Is this a possible candidate fro the next LB or Hawk model?
Norm,
Try this, https://www.platinumfighters.com/spitfiresm845 or this two seater which has sold https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17254/lot/390/
or a kit spitfire https://www.spitfireclub.co.uk/
Gordon
Originally Posted by Normb666
Only in my dreams, Tim! Wonder how much a Spitfire goes for these days? Anyone know? Is this a possible candidate fro the next LB or Hawk model?
Spitfire... pah.
Mig 29 for the win.
I did this a few years ago. Same aircraft, same pilot as well. Got to 72,000 ft and max speed of touching 1400 mph.
Paid extra for the low level aerobatics at the end and can't remember a thing about it other than trying very hard not ...... to...... black.... outttttttttttttttttt zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Cheaper than building a kit car as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgo2GwT0y78
Nooooo, that's not the idea! It's about that WW2 vibe - if you're going "jet", think Gloster Meteor or Messerschmitt Me 262. Or indeed that Horten flying wing thing they were doing. That'd have been a bit of a game-changer...you can see where the modern stuff came from...
MIG-29's cool tho. Did you get to loose those missiles at anything?
Ooooh - Horten Ho229 - what an amazing design! It's in the Udvar Hazy Centre! In bits awaiting restoration when Andrea & I saw it a few years back!
They also have a Donrier Pfeil that was returned to Germany a few year back and restored to flying condition, returned to the museum and put on permanent display.
And Enola Gay.
If you're ever on that side of the pond it's a must see museum - on two sites. Incredible!
Guy
The instructions were fairly specific not to touch anything.... particularly the red lever that fired the ejector seat.MIG-29's cool tho. Did you get to loose those missiles at anything?
I'd like to do the Zero Gravity parabolic flight experience sometime in the future but they don't call it the Vomit Comet for nothing so I guess it could get messy.
That's right, Guy, one of the Hortens did end up in the States, didn't it. Probably went as part of Werner Von Braun's household stuff when the Americans spirited him away too.... (what d'ya mean. "conspiracy theory"???)
I think it's the only extant Horten Norm. So much stuff went out to America after the end of hostilities and unfortunately much of it ended up being scrapped after evaluation. If you're ever out is Washington DC I really can't recommend highly enough visiting both halves of the National Aerospace Museum. It's breathtaking.
Guy
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