I need a loan

pauldun170 · 02-26-2010, 11:44 PM

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

Dave · 02-26-2010, 11:52 PM

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

pauldun170 · 02-27-2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

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

The Russians couldn't even get one

Homeslice · 02-26-2010, 11:57 PM

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

pauldun170 · 02-27-2010, 12:05 AM

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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 · 02-27-2010, 12:07 AM

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

pauldun170 · 02-27-2010, 12:10 AM

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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

goof2 · 02-27-2010, 12:28 AM

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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 · 02-27-2010, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

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.

Engines ran between 2-3 million each (I think).
Not sure on refurbished.

Yeah...without things like a tax base or loans from Russia, paying outta pocket can be a bitch.

derf · 02-27-2010, 10:38 AM

How fast do you think until that thing gets take out by a US fighter because it flew into the wrong airspace

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