F/A-18A Navy Blue Angel Hornet (Ebay bargain at US $850,000.00)

Ebay ^ | 2/9/04 | LANDA AND ASSOCIATES

[The_Victor]

The only F/A-18A in private ownership in the world. This former Navy Blue Angel jet, was number 131 off the line, it has 3793 TT Total Airframe hours. Engines are 0 Zero time. Aircraft is apart only for transporting purposes and needs to be gone through and re-assembled. Everything to assemble we have. It has not flown in a few years and is stored in california. It has an N number. This aircraft was never demilled, "not cut ever". Complete with extras including bomb racks, drop tanks and pylons. This is a 25m dollar airplane new Was Number 1 and Number 5. Serial number:161973---Lot #6----Block # 13---Don't miss out on this one!

[Mr. Quarterpanel]

Engines alone are with the price.

Nah!! Probably about $250,000 to $300,000 each, with afterburners. And that is ready to run. jet engines (Even zero time engines) can't sit around for a decade, and be any good.

[The_Victor]

$1,050,000.00

Does Ebay provides a hit count to the seller? If the post here at FR generated a large number of hits at Ebay, the seller may have thought it was time to raise the starting bid. Still 0 bids though.

[Kirkwood]

I don't care about flying it. I would just park it on my front lawn. American flag in the background. Put spotlights on it at night. Get all the neighborhood liberals ticked off.

[Hank Rearden]

I dunno. What with the price of gas these days and all . . . . .

[Mr. Silverback]

I'll fly it. I win every time on Hornet II on my old Mac. How different could the real one be?

[boxerblues]

hit count is at 12850 and climbing lol

[Jonah Hex]

Sounds like a necessary addition to the FRAC (Free Republic Air Corps).

[Professional Engineer]

I don't care about flying it. I would just park it on my front lawn. American flag in the background. Put spotlights on it at night. Get all the neighborhood liberals ticked off.

ROFLMAO. I can see the neighborhood nazis now!

[international american]

Maybe Citibank will lease it to you for nothing down....:)

[international american]

CG, here is your new ride:)

Lease it for 10 grand a month @OAC :)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Already got one. It's in the Covert Communications Corp hangar. You signed the PO.

CG

[Jammz]

Can I make a suggestion of holding France for ransom? Tell them to send us $500Million or we're going to invade... I can see the white flags already

[international american]

I have "selective amnesia" :)

[flying Elvis]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4672&item=3076437328

If you don't want the fighter, they are also selling a 1973 Huey. All it needs is blades and a rotor head. Get those, add some speakers and become an Apocolypse Now reenactor!

[Conspiracy Guy]

You have an esxcellent memory. Originally we were going to keep our F14's, F15's, F16's, and F18's and those others quiet. But with our defensive systems, making it public is fine. Only the US Military could pull off a successful attack on us. Since we are a contractor and ally that is not likely. I think I forgot to remind you that I agreed with your suggestion on going public on the issue. My bad.

CG

[marlin]

and there is the super secret "new secret flying invention" for a mere 10 mil the will "change flight as we know it" they have as well

[Professional Engineer]

I was thinking my garage would make the perfect hanger for it.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. You must have one huge garage!

[ZinGirl]

OK...now this:

PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT A SERIOUS BUYER, PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME...

is just asking for joke bids...(or at least it would here on FR...it's like starting a post with "Please don't flame me"...LOL)

[Lockbar]

Seriously, if Free Republic can get enough members to kick in $100 each, have "Free Republic" painted on the side and "Lib Smasher" painted on the nose, and hire a pilot to fly her around to different airshows, then I'm in! All just to stick it in the liberals rear ends!