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| Update: Buy a MIG-29 to Match your Hornet |
| 2004-02-17 |
| EFL A US company is offering aviation fans the chance to buy a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet online. The brokerage firm is selling the intact plane - which can reach speeds of up to 1,500mph (2,450kph) - through the eBay auction website. As of Tuesday the plane, whose actual owner has remained anonymous, had attracted a bid of $99m. Alaska Paul strikes again. Earlier this week broker Mike Landa put a US Navy Hornet fighter up for sale on the site on behalf of its owner. Mr Landa, whose firm is based in Washington state, told local papers that Hollywood film studios had also expressed interest in buying the planes. However, it is not clear whether the Hornet sale was completed. Normally, decommissioned US Navy jets are dismantled or leased to museums once they become worn out, but Mr Landa said this one had "slipped through the net" largely intact. Mr Landa said he received two concerned visitors once the Hornet sale became public knowledge - from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before anyone bids, better check to see if there is significant sand dune damage to the MIG. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #9 The pictures we saw of buried jets in Iraq was a Mig-25. That jet is capable of Mach-3 and has on many occasions outran U.S. f-15's before the war started. The Mig-29 is a much cheaper jet that is more comparable to our F-18 and F-16. Perhaps it is one of the original jets sent to Iran during Gulf I. They may not be worried about the original owner demanding them back. |
| Posted by: Patrick Payne 2004-2-17 9:58:25 PM |
| #8 No way, Tibor. My neighbor has a skid loader and he plows the driveway when the BIG DRIFT hits. We have no fences and I keep on his good side. Bears patrol the open spaces. LOL. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-17 8:57:45 PM |
| #7 I hope Alaska Paul's next door neighbor buys the MIG. Next time there is a dispute over a fence, the neighborhood will be treated to a Cold War dogfight. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-2-17 6:28:12 PM |
| #6 I wonder if the MIG was one of those found buried in Iraq? If it is, I'll offer ten dollars and a bag of tootsie rolls. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-2-17 6:20:31 PM |
| #5 "Like new MiG for sale. Never flown and only buried once." |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2004-2-17 6:10:03 PM |
| #4 If this is a 2nd country MIG (unless its FRG) it's essentially a Gate Guard. I'll go $75,000 |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-17 5:27:35 PM |
| #3 Wasn't me. I'm still figuring how to pay for the fuel for the F-18. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-17 5:21:18 PM |
| #2 Somehow I'm guessing that the winning bidder is going to be getting some negative feedback. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-2-17 5:08:52 PM |
| #1 99 million wow the bidder must be nuts, i wouldn't pay more then 20mil |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-2-17 4:17:40 PM |