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I do not think weapon systems are included. Do you have a need for speed? You’re in luck! A 1980 F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon is for sale in Palm Beach for $8.5 million. According to The Drive, the fighter jet, originally from Jordan, first got attention after aircraft brokerage and leasing firm Jet Lease posted the aircraft for sale on their website. The aircraft has been updated over the years with a modern nigh vision-compatible cockpit, a data-bus for guided weapons and a Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System. The aircraft has a maximum speed is Mach 2.05 at 40,000. That basically means it goes 1,573 miles per hour. Yes, this is the same aircraft used by the US Air Force and other NATO allies. LINK: https://wgntv.com/2019/10/08/f...or-just-8-5-million/ | ||
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Hmmmm. SIGforum group buy? H&K-Guy | |||
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So the news article includes a clip from Topgun where they flew F-14's.
Never been in the Airforce but I'm betting it's not the same avionics and all. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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Kerosene. And lots of it! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about maintaining high performance military aircraft maintenance. Question: Wouldn't this take an awfully large support crew? | |||
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Art Nalls is fricking amazing. I got to meet him, and he is just a force of personality. He, and his friends, made it happen. This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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^^ Thanks for the video! | |||
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8.5 million....Chump change! We'd only have to chip in a $100 a piece! Sooo, who do we have that's qualified to fly the F-16?  ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 47....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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I nominate RHINOSW. If not, I am sure he knows somebody. | |||
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How many miles per gallon? Can we afford the fuel? | |||
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I'm in for the $100. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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Not for long, and we definitely have to stay off the afterburner. Looks like a fill up is about 12,000 gallons, so about $56K. Good news is that should take you about 2100 nm if you behave, and about .175 nmpg. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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Whatever captain buzz kill. Mach 2 or it didn't happen. Send it. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Gallons per mile more likely. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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the fuel number is the weight of the fuel in pounds, not gallons 12000 pounds at 6.66 pounds per gallon is around 1978 gallons - an easier fill up at the pump [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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In for $50 bucks. I just want one trip around the patch after we purchase it. I know a guy that can give me some ground training on it too. "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP! | |||
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We will need AIM-120 AARAMS and lots of 20mm too. HARMs would be nice in case the man is after us! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Wouldn't the Dems want to ban it as an Assault Plane?  | |||
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Twelve grand in gallons would weigh more than the airplane, and you'd have a hard time finding somewhere on board to put it. Fuel capacity is seven thousand pounds. To get 12,000 lbs on board, it takes external fuel. | |||
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