They''ll sell anything these days!

Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:11 pm by mustang

Came across this interesting item on ebay uk today. I thought they'd have some sort of regulations preventing the sale of these sort of these sort of things to just anyone? Vulcans have the ability to deliver a payload over quite some range. Agreed it's been decomissioned by the RAF but let's face it, if you've got a million squid to throw at such an extravengance then you can probably find a few extra dinero to get the thing back into working order again. Add in some general purpose explosives (if your lucky) and a quick flight over west end london and you've got yourself a minuture recreation of the WWII blitz, what fun ho! Still I spose it's just as easy to get ex-soviet equipment too.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:27 pm by H.Q. Victor

Good price for a million. Nice to have to park in the garage. Military aircraft have been owned privately for years. About 18 years ago, a F-4 Phantom took off from Sea-Tac airport, owned by someone with a little money to spread around. I would go for a harrier myself, as that I could take shopping and set in the parking lot easy as ever.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:27 pm by Locutov

if you've got a million squid to throw at such an extravengance then you can probably find a few extra dinero to get the thing back into working order again.

Mustang is right on the spot there. I mean, when it comes complete with the engines. its a little more money to dish out on a few parts, maybe a Fuel injector (thats probably the part that was removed) maybe some internal equipment, heck if you know the recipe, you can even make the bombload yourself, but thats for another topic alltogether. fact is, what was once broken, can be mended again.

And on the Soviet stuff, how hard do you think it is to get a fully loaded and working MiG-29 with full armament and ready to go on the Russian Black Market?? I rest my case....

Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:29 pm by Indy11

But you can get more recent generation Russian planes some that are still frontline.

Who's out there that buys these things. That's what I'd like to know.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:43 pm by [SGC]Jack

You mean u can buy MIG 22's??? NEAT I WANT ONE!

You can run, but run fast.... 1 shot is all I need.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:31 pm by Esquilax

I agree, that'd be great to have on the front lawn

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Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:54 pm by mustang

Next question

Buyer Collects!!! Sold Subject to Removal within Two Months

How exactly do you move a Vulcan bomber that doesn't fly? I've seen one of these at Duxford and they are fookin massive. Not exactly like you can just tow it down the M1.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:24 pm by Wolf_Demon

someone up here got rich from selling tumbleweeds over ebay once...(to prove that they will sell anything...)

Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:09 pm by Fang Dragon

Wow, the air force must really need money bad...

Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:07 am by bret bretonian

Keiron Dyer was up for sale on ebay at £15 million. No one had made a bid

Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:14 am by Neo_Kuja

How exactly do you move a Vulcan bomber that doesn't fly? I've seen one of these at Duxford and they are fookin massive. Not exactly like you can just tow it down the M1.

Take it apart, fix it, then truck it to wherever. Reassemble, and it's yours ....

Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:14 am by Arania

Next thing we know, there gonne be selling the Space shuttle, or a starlancer-style Phoenix ('decommisioned' of course

)
although, IN THEORY its not to hard to make a pulse laser...

back on topic-

I agree, if uve got 1.5 million pounds to throw around, you could probably get eh thing running, and flying, and blasting again in no time.
But i wouldnt trust myself with re-commissioning a Vulcan bomber, or any aircraft for that matter...

Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:19 am by kimk

cool. for a second i thought ebay was selllin babies. ive seen quite a few aircraft for sale there. "decommisioned"

Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:44 am by Codename

I saw an aircraft carrier for sale once at French Creek Boat Sales. It's gone now, though.

Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:48 am by gromit

got to admit though it would be great to stick in your garden (presumably if you had that sort of money, you'd also have a big garden

) - hollow it out, add a few sofas, a bar, a huge plasma screen, a snooker table, a couple of games consoles and an enormous stereo, et voila, un den de homme

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