-ccm
Posted on 10/16/2009 1:34:17 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
An American company is offering two Su-27 fighters, for the bargain price of $5 million each. The aircraft are demilitarized, but recently refurbished. Since the refurbishment, the aircraft have been in the air only 16 hours, and the engines only have 19 hours of use. The aircraft were purchased, from Ukraine, last year by an American firm (Tac Air), to assist the U.S. Air Force is determining how the Su-27 performs. This work is apparently done, and now the Su-27s are no longer needed. The electronics are up to date, and qualified maintenance services are available, in Nevada (where Tac Air is located).
The two-seat aircraft was refurbished in Ukraine last year, and received further upgrades and modification in the United States earlier this year. There are dozens of flyable demilitarized jet fighters owned by American collectors, and the two Su-27s are expected to sell.
Russia's Sukhoi aircraft company has sold over a billion dollars worth of these aircraft (plus components and technical services for them) a year for the last few years. Sukhoi mainly supplies Su-27/30 jet fighters to India, China, Malaysia, Venezuela and Algeria. The 33 ton Su-27 is similar to the U.S. F-15, but costs over a third less.
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Yea Baby...
Oh man I so want one of these!!!
You got up really early to kick my funny bone:).... LOL
-ccm
These planes are smoking hot, fun to see. I watched them do cartwheels at the MAKS airshow in 2001 and 2005.
Schnikes! That would be one smoking hot ride!
I can haz Flankers ?
Great picture. Is that one in “hover mode???”
Nice!
You could go play with Bob Lutz.
Talk about a chick magnet. !!
Work pretty good on ladies that aren’t impressed that yer names in a book !!!.....:o)
Wanna go for a ride in my Sukhoi Sweety ?
Sure looks like a hover! That is one brave pilot!
If I had the bucks I’d try that Cash for Flankers program! lol.
Doing a high-speed, low-altitude pass at an air show, supposedly. Although I have read accusations that it’s a Photoshop job.
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