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Posted: 9/24/2004 6:53:14 PM EDT
[#1]
Tomcat, baby. Yeah, some are retired.
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Posted: 9/24/2004 6:54:53 PM EDT
[#2]
+1 x eleventy billion |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 6:55:11 PM EDT
[#3]
SR71 first choice, second would be a Harrier.
Last year the Harrier they used at the Chesterfield air show was being "retired" after that show was over. They coulda just landed it in my yard and left it there. 
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Posted: 9/24/2004 7:03:14 PM EDT
[#4]
So I looking at some retired aircraft and found this. I've never even heard of one of these. Kind of reminds me of the P38 Lightening... but not.
The Air Force F82 Twin Mustang.   
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Posted: 9/24/2004 7:29:47 PM EDT
[#5]
 P-47. One would be fine. Av. |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 7:42:54 PM EDT
[#6]
I worked on these for 23 years now. I might as well live in one now:
 Fritz |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:09:22 PM EDT
[#7]
Retry in another post.
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:20:39 PM EDT
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there are so many good ones shown already and so many good ones not...
I'd have to say these two would be in a close race in which they are both "reasonable" from an ownership standpoint.. T-38 Talon  A1 Sky Raider 
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:25:32 PM EDT
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I remember these. I built one as a model plane when I was a kid. Either cockpit can fly the plane, a bunch of .50 cals in the center wing section. Goofy lookin, but cool lookin too. |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:28:11 PM EDT
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F-104 STARFIGHTER or B-58 HUSTLER?
GET BOTH! F-104: Photo Gallery --- www.starfighters.nl/ F-104 shown with the X-15:   In flight:  Looks fast just sitting there:  |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:28:28 PM EDT
[#11]
Frankly, I doubt there are many members here who could afford to maintain any of these things (except maybe as a lawn ornament)!!
+2 
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:29:17 PM EDT
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B-58: Photo Gallery --- www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/fs4b.htm
 B-58 shown with XB-70:  B-58 with Flight Crew and 'Accessories': www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/gfx/gallery/08big.jpg" border=0> In flight: www.xs4all.nl/~mvburen/b-58/gfx/gallery/09big.jpg" border=0> 4 of my favorites. The P-38 Lightning is right up there, along with a few more if I really thought about it! Good thread!  |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:33:58 PM EDT
[#13]
Man, I can't believe that no one picked this:
 DIBS!! |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:34:16 PM EDT
[#14]
Love the Bronco +3  
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:36:19 PM EDT
[#15]
This little sweetheart.
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Posted: 9/24/2004 8:59:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:02:25 PM EDT
[#17]
P51 Mustang...Merlin engine...2000 HP...niiiiice...  I'd still want a B1, though...  |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:05:36 PM EDT
[#18]
Put me down for a Skyraider. You could actually learn to fly it pretty easily.
As for a jet, I'd take the F-86 Sabre. A classic. |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:17:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:23:39 PM EDT
[#20]
   help me make up my mind! |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:40:15 PM EDT
[#21]
Dunno... All those red X's.... SO hard to choose !  hehe
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:45:11 PM EDT
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aren't there some b1b's that are retired? Yeah baby a B-52 with a F-16's speed... Flame on I'm gone
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:57:40 PM EDT
[#23]
F86 Sabre, or the Mustang...
Maybe a B17 like my great-uncle flew in the war (WWII) |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 9:57:57 PM EDT
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I must admit, that is a beautiful fighter. |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 10:02:19 PM EDT
[#25]
Eather this
 Or this  |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 10:04:39 PM EDT
[#26]
P-38 lightning. F4U Corsair, Duantless dive bomber. B-36 Peacemaker. I guess I'm still into WW2 era aircraft
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Posted: 9/24/2004 10:22:42 PM EDT
[#27]
 Second choice B-17 |
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Posted: 9/24/2004 10:34:17 PM EDT
[#28]
B-36
 or a B-57 
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Posted: 9/25/2004 12:58:41 AM EDT
[#29]
What AeroE said. The OV-10 or T-34, both of those I could run and maintain on a low budget, and fly almost anywhere.
P-51, P-38 next. P-51 still has most parts available if needed. Jets F-16 just about the meanest looking snaky thing. |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 1:05:54 AM EDT
[#30]
OV-10
T-37 with the minigun installed, please. Ta-152, for variety's sake. |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 1:59:08 AM EDT
[#31]
 this would fit my requirements just fine. |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 2:32:18 AM EDT
[#32]
O-2A With rocket pods please.
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Posted: 9/25/2004 2:50:56 AM EDT
[#33]
Here we go:
C-47 F-86 UH-1 H-34 H-13 F4u And for sh**'s and giggles a B-29 with Enola Gay painted on the fuse.  
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Posted: 9/25/2004 2:56:37 AM EDT
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T28 Trojan. Something I could learn to fly in. I'm not a pilot, so a trainer would be nice but one with some performance. I have to believe that alot of former military piolts would get a kick out of flying it, so maybe I could schmooze some free flying lessons (tons of pilots have flight hours in them). I think it has the same engine as a Corsair, but two seats and tricycle landing gear. Easier for ground handling that something like a Corsair or Mustang.
A good looking plane, too. I'd get it in the white and orange Navy hi-vis markings. |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:03:40 AM EDT
[#35]
B-1A or OV-10.
Kharn |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:03:55 AM EDT
[#36]
 F16N. Yes, it's retired. As are many of the A and B models. The N model was made without an internal gun to save weight, as it was purely for training in the aggressor role and wasn't ever intended to fire a shot in anger. Its lighter weight and strengthened wings made it the most maneuverable F16 type ever made. They were STILL retired after a relatively short career with wing cracks caused by the intense maneuvering they were put through on a routine basis! I'd want to repaint it in the USAF blue paint scheme used by the aggressor squadrons based at Nellis AFB. And slap new wings on it, of course! I'd never be able to fly it, though. Just too expensive to keep in fuel and maintained properly! Realistically, the T38 is the only fighter/trainer jet that even approaches being affordable to operate for someone who isn't filthy rich...but he'll still need a considerable amount of disposable income! If you must insist on a type that has been ENTIRELY retired from active service, with the US, I'd go with the F-4. CJ |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:39:23 AM EDT
[#37]
F-4 Phantom
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:48:28 AM EDT
[#38]
sr-71
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:50:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2004 3:52:05 AM EDT
[#40]
Did they retire the A6? Forget which model number it was but I always thought the A6 not only looked cool but would make a good "family" jet. Better yet, a "quick trip to Las Vegas with 3 friends jet." Always liked the F-86 also. I actually saw one come back all shot up one time from flying a mission. No, I wasn't even born during the Korean War. We had one at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan that was a contract aircraft that went up and towed big silver darts something like 500 -100 yards behind it and then let the F-15's take target practice. One of the F-15 pilots was way off target for the big silver dart, but right on the money for the F-86! 
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Posted: 9/25/2004 4:31:08 AM EDT
[#41]
I've had my hands on these two.. Castle AFB/ Museum, Atwater CA |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 4:48:31 AM EDT
[#42]
Sweep:
The A-6 Intruder is gone, F/A-18 takes its role. The E/A-6 Prowler uses an enlarged A-6 airframe with 4 seats and is still in service for electronic warfare. Kharn |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 4:56:22 AM EDT
[#43]
Catalina PBY
Or  A-26C Invader |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 7:26:44 AM EDT
[#44]
That B-36 is a good one. I got to crawl around inside the one at the Air Force museum once. It's definitely a throwback to a different era.
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Posted: 9/25/2004 7:47:56 AM EDT
[#45]
You guys do realize that 90% of the aircraft that are on your wish list are no longer, right?
Any of the WWII stuff has long since been recycled or sold.
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Posted: 9/25/2004 7:50:05 AM EDT
[#46]
Easy for me. An A-37 Dragonfly. This is one of two that are for sale right now. 12 spare engines, ground equipment and other spare parts are available. Working minigun is included. Not legal for import into the US.
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Posted: 9/25/2004 7:53:36 AM EDT
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I cant believe nobody got dibs on this one...
 B52B. Retired. According to USAF website, only the H models are still flying. Cover me with your cute little fighters, while I make  |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 8:02:31 AM EDT
[#48]
 The Black Widow. |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 8:08:26 AM EDT
[#49]
The B52 pic shown isn't a B model. The clipped tail positively identifies it as a G or H model, and that particular one is one of the H models, which are all that are left in service.
I've always wondered about the decision to clip that tall vertical stabilizer. Generally speaking, aircraft designers don't really like to REDUCE the size of a control surface. What was their rationale for the change? CJ |
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Posted: 9/25/2004 8:19:21 AM EDT
[#50]
I googled B52B and thats the one I got. I wouldnt know a B from a H from a Z if it fell on me. [shrug] |
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