Former Blue Angel F-18 jet up for auction on eBay

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Frozen Hell

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Follow the link for full story and link to the Ebay website where its up for auction. :D
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_1330.shtml





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. 2 Engines are GE F404-GE-400 with 0 Zero time, and one spare parts engine.

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.

The current owner will assemble aircraft making it airworthy, with your choice of paint for 9Million Guaranteed, with a lease back offer paying all maintance, parts, fuel, and an hourly rate to its new owner. Was Number 1 and Number 5. Serial number:161973---Lot #6----Block # 13---Don't miss out on this one!


CALL FOR PHOTOS, AVIONICS, TIMES.

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

WE WILL DELIVER.

SALE TO LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ONLY. ALL US EXPORT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

CALL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.
 
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Winter

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Fighter plane in online auction

(BBC) 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.

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.

FBI 'concern'

The F/A-18 Hornet jet once belonged to the navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team, Mr Landa told the Associated Press news agency.

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).

The agents, Mr Landa told his local newspaper The Herald, wanted assurances the jets were authentic but could no longer be used in combat.

The Navy's official position, as quoted by US media reports, is that it is aware of the auctions and is looking into the matter.

Mr Landa did not say how the owner, or owners, acquired the jets he was offering for sale, although he stressed it had been through legal means.

But he is confident they will all fetch impressive sums.

"It's collectors, people with bucks," he said.

"[They are] big boys' toys. A million bucks is a drop in the bucket for many people."

Source: BBCNews

Link to eBay sale...(Not sure if it is the right one...Must be):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079149024&category=4672
 
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