I need a loan

[pauldun170]

http://www.prideaircraft.com/flanker.htm

[Dave]

holy shit that is siiick! wonder if they could get a yak 141?

[Homeslice]

Nice. Let's hope the buyer has the strength & cardiovascular fitness to tolerate any half-cocked acrobatic maneuvers he or she might attempt.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Nice. Let's hope the buyer has the strength & cardiovascular fitness to tolerate any half-cocked acrobatic maneuvers he or she might attempt.

Any buyer would baby that sucker.
Especially the engines.

[Homeslice]

Someone would pay (wild guess) $10-20 million just to baby it? If so they should be shot

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Dave

holy shit that is siiick! wonder if they could get a yak 141?

The Russians couldn't even get one

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Someone would pay (wild guess) $10-20 million just to baby it? If so they should be shot

They run from 5mil to 15 million on the market.

That one is going for 6 million

[Homeslice]

Is that paint job something the FAA dreamed up in order to make sure nobody thinks it's active-duty military? Because it doesn't seem to be very effective camoflauge.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

They run from 5mil to 15 million on the market.

That one is going for 6 million

The rarity and absolute coolness is offset by maintenance requirements, fuel costs, and parts availability. It is amazing as fuck but (my conservative guess) $10k-$20k of operational costs per hour of flight would depress the market a bit. They have been renting them out in Russia for $20k+ per hour for a while.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Is that paint job something the FAA dreamed up in order to make sure nobody thinks it's active-duty military? Because it doesn't seem to be very effective camoflauge.

Actually it works well for the environment it is intended to be in.

The one thing with the plane is that it is HUGE.