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your friend has too much bloody money, but that's cool as hell
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Well - he is a retired airline pilot... |
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Its all about priorities. I know a guy that owns a hand fitted suit of reproduction 16th century armor. It cost him over $150,000. He also has a modest home, doesn't eat out very often, has an older car and doesn't travel outside of work, and has no other hobbies. |
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Post the plans... NOW! Also, how do you like your RV? Matt |
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My vote for the most impressive post of the week.
Where's the Spit' based? |
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Spitfire is based here at Prescott, AZ. |
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That's an incredible airplane, very cool and thanks for the post!
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You wouldn't want to see the plans! They are from Jurka and are all in French. Love the RV. So much so that I'm almost done building another, an RV-4 this time... |
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I couldn't even imagine having the skills to do something like that. Very cool indeed.
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I don't think I could be any more jealous.
Excellent, most excellent!!!! |
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That is awesome. I want one!!!
I'm sure he appreciated your friend muzzle sweeping him and his new toy! |
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Wow...How much of it did he do, and how much was built for him? If I wanted one, could he do this for me?
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That is a true work of art! Thanks for showing us the pictures.
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I wish I had the time, patience, and money to do that. Personally I would like either a P-47 or a Me-262.
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"Hey, I don't have one of those. I want one. I'll just go ahead and build it myself!"
That is something that only the most determined and most skillful people can utter to themselves with any seriousness. That is true excellence. That thing is gorgeous. Can he build me a MiG-3? |
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I couldn't have said it better!
There are many things, and this is one of them, that I categorize under "If you have to ask, you can't afford." |
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Totally sweet.
So, how much does he have sunk into the 6 transferable .50 cal belt feds in the wings? |
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I’m trying to stay calm so I don’t go shouting expletives in the office…
But that is just incredibly, over the top, 100% grade A, pure awesomeness. |
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Nice job your friend did, too bad its a one seater, he could make a killing taking people on short flights for $$$
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Very cool. Any pictures of it while it was under construction?
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I wonder if there is any law preventing one from arming aircraft. |
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I think I have some at home, I'll check when I get off work... |
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There was a guy selling a repo Focke Wulf 190 on E BAy Motors a few months ago. It was about60% finished.
There is a firm in Germany building repo WW2 a/c kits. FW190's were first. Supposedly P39's were the next kits then Yak3's |
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Very cool, yep some pics of it being built would be awesome.
Nice work. |
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Very cool!
i don't know what I am more jealous of, the plane or his fabrication skills. I don't think I would trust anything I built to fly. With me in it |
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my father in law rebuilds older planes and lives in a fly-in community.
one of his neighbors has a restored Mustangs. that shit will wake you up QUICK as they taxi through the neighborhood in the morning. |
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there is a *pair* of corsairs that have been sitting on the bottom of my lake since a training accident during WWII. 300+ ft down, cold, freshwater... |
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sickened as I realize that I will likely never have a "toy" or even a hobby quite at that magnitude of awesomeness.
and tag for more pics (please) eta: I wonder how nervous he was during the first flight! etaa: I wonder if it would take off if on an enormous conveyor belt running backwards |
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