Choose Any Aircraft For Free.

[CountDeMoney]

Interesting choice, but god knows much an hours fuel for one of those things would cost.

Yeah, that's from the More Money Than God file.

Speaking of props, A-1 Skyraider would be a badass private aircraft.

[CountDeMoney]

But I'd have to go with the JU-87 Stuka.  Just to scare the piss out of the local synagogues with the Jericho Trumpets.  Oh, fuck yeah.

You're so bad. 

There's buzzing the tower, and then there's getting all Eastern Front on the neighbors.

I'm lookin' California, and feelin' Barbarossa.

[Admiral Yi]

Speaking of props, A-1 Skyraider would be a badass private aircraft.

I thought about the Skyraider, but stripped of it's 8 million pounds of napalm it looks kinda like an Aircobra.

[Habsburg]

The Suid Afrikaans B707-320B always gets me worked-up.





The Pan Am/Martin China Clipper is pretty sexy as well.

[FunkMonk]

oh and for all of those selecting single seat fighters, unless you're a pilot, its going to have to sit on the ground or you're going to have to make do with a trainer version.

Honestly, I'd be fine with a radio-controlled model 109. In fact there's no reason I can't get one right now. Hmm

[FunkMonk]

Also I'd love a C-5 or 17 but I couldn't possibly pay for its upkeep.

[Admiral Yi]

A Catalina would be nice too.

[Monoriu]

If you could choose to own any aircraft to own for free, what would it be ?

The rules are, it has to have been built, flown and more than one must have been produced.

You get it for free and any necessary maintenance is also free.

All aircrew necessary for it to fly are at no cost to you.

But you have to pay all 'running costs' ie fuel, special gases, landing fees, air transport/traffic fees, hanger rent etc. 

So what is it ?

edit:
I forgot to add, no armanents are included or allowed.

A380.  That's probably the most expensive aircraft that I can sell immediately.  I considered a B-2, but I probably can't sell it. 

[Fireblade]

If you could choose to own any aircraft to own for free, what would it be ?

The rules are, it has to have been built, flown and more than one must have been produced.

You get it for free and any necessary maintenance is also free.

All aircrew necessary for it to fly are at no cost to you.

But you have to pay all 'running costs' ie fuel, special gases, landing fees, air transport/traffic fees, hanger rent etc. 

So what is it ?

edit:
I forgot to add, no armanents are included or allowed.

A380.  That's probably the most expensive aircraft that I can sell immediately.  I considered a B-2, but I probably can't sell it.

I'm sure your government would make you a handsome offer. 

[DontSayBanana]

P-38 Lightning.  J or later model, as I wish to live.

At least there's something we can agree on. Sucks that you beat me to it, though. Right down to the J.

[jimmy olsen]

edit:
I forgot to add, no armanents are included or allowed.

Spoilsport

[grumbler]

P-38 Lightning.  J or later model, as I wish to live.

At least there's something we can agree on. Sucks that you beat me to it, though. Right down to the J.

Everybody forgets that the P-38 had twice the kill ratio and less than half the loss per sortie of the P-51 in the ETO, despite the P-38 being deployed earlier and facing higher odds.

The P-51 was cheaper and easier to maintain than the Lightning, so it replaced in in Europe (but not the PTO, where the -38 was king until the end).

I have always thought the P-38 was the premier piston fighter of WW2, and would want to fly one even if just twice a year (or even just once).  Just to say i could do it.

[PDH]

So many to choose from. 

A Fokker D-VII would be great, I would avoid any Sopwith (other than the Pup) since I like to live.

Getting an XP-72 with full supercharger and opening it up at, say, 30k feet would be great.

[Queequeg]

Big: B-36.  Fucking beautiful.
Small: Su-27.  Sukhoi makes some truly beautiful airplanes, fast as fuck as well.

[Savonarola]

A Sopwith Camel, of course.