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Hey, Wanna Buy a Cold War Fighter Jet?
A few of the most versatile fighter jets from the Cold War are up for auction and ready to fly—with some exceptions. Two F-100F Super Sabre fighter jets are being auctioned with current bids right around the cost of a decent used car. A veteran of the Vietnam War, the Super Sabre also carried nuclear bombs and could forgo long rolling jet-powered takeoffs in favor of a quick boost into the air on rockets. (www.popularmechanics.com) 更多...I could not even afford the hydraulic fluid that beast leaks each week.
If I had the cash, and the place to put it, it would be nice to have one.
You are going to wish you had opted for the used car instead when the F-100 goes into the saber dance on landing. In 1991 Mig's would sell for $5,000. Some low burner can time some high can time. Some were cheaper or higher.
The F-100 Saber? Watch a video on the saber dance. It throws you behind the power curve with no way out and that's with high time pro fighter pilots that know about the problem of it just pops in out of the blue when not behind the curve. Needless to say Air Force ejection seats are even better now. I think the problem was that wide wing surface had unpredictable flows on the top of the wing when slow and pitched up a little.
The F-100 Saber? Watch a video on the saber dance. It throws you behind the power curve with no way out and that's with high time pro fighter pilots that know about the problem of it just pops in out of the blue when not behind the curve. Needless to say Air Force ejection seats are even better now. I think the problem was that wide wing surface had unpredictable flows on the top of the wing when slow and pitched up a little.
Join California. Classified as an assault weapon.
N417FS the one with damage to the tail and nose gear $31,500
N418FS the one in better condition #64,000
These prices do not include 7.25% or a 16% buyers premium if bidding was via the internet So 417 could have cost $39,189.15 and 418 $79,622.40.
Hopefully we might see one flying at an airshow in the future.