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Neat Airplane at work today
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Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:27 pmby MichaelFarley56
We got a rare plane at work today:
An A-4B model enroute from a Naval airshow to it's home base in northern Illinois. It has a functional ejection seat and apparently no oil scavenge system...the whole thing gets covered in oil on every flight!
Re: Neat Airplane at work today
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Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:59 pmby Andy Walker
Is that owned by a private party? If so, I can't imagine what it costs to run...$20K/hr?
Re: Neat Airplane at work today
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Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:02 pmby MichaelFarley56
Apparently it's a museum piece. They told me that they have a flying T-2 they have no problems with, but the A-4 is a pain to keep in the air. No clue about cost to operate...I don't think I want to know!
Re: Neat Airplane at work today
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Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:10 pmby Sonex1517
It's based at KUGN and they have a privately owned museum there - a guy named Paul Woods if I recall coreectly - you can see them fly at Oshkosh every year. Great folks but yeah - a lot too pricey for me to even dream of.
When I based my Cherokee there it was always cool to see them pull a toy out and go fly it...