"Luke" wrote in message ...
"Matt Wiser" wrote in message
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Anyone have a favorite or favorites
Jet warbird(s) they'd like to have? Even if it's only a fantasy? Here's my
choices in no order of preference:


snip for brevity

Well as long as we are doing this for fun . . . I want a two seater so
I can take one of the kids to Oshkosh, so my choices a

1. The TF-8 "Twosader" (two seat F-8 Crusader). Sadly, the single
example was written off many many years ago.

2. SK-37 trainer version of the Viggen. Replace the radar and fire
control with a weather set and leave room for luggage, tents, sleeping
bags,camping chairs, with room left over for a few ice coolers.
Update the panel with some modern civil avionics to reduce the weeping
when work was needed.

And if it could be done, update the engine with a later model of the
JT8D (IIRC, the Viggen powerplant design began with an early JT8D and
added an afterburner). I'm sure the road to the orginal engine design
was paved in a significant quantity of anguish and sweat and that this
would be no easier, but hey, I got to check reality at the door.

I may not be able to out-turn or out-run everyone else, but I would
probably take at least an honorable mention for racket on takeoff or
landing.

that was fun . . .

John