From: "John Mullen"
Date: 8/28/2004 10:09 AM Central Daylight Time
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"John Carrier" wrote in message
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Wonder what stopping any of those tomcats from being bought up and
flown by private owners? Surely someone has gotta keep at least 1 or 2
jets airworthy just to remind future generations what the f-14 stood
for.

How about dollars? Not only would the fuel costs be high (roughly 2000
gal of JP per sortie), but the maintenance man hours would eat you alive
(don't know the latest figures, but well over 20 hrs/flt hr). Parts cost
would be up there as well. I'd venture that Travolta's personal 707 is a
bargain by comparison. Even millionaires have their limits. How about a
nice F-5 instead?

I wonder if Iran would be interested?

John

Yep, sell them to Iran complete with built in bombs. That way they can all be
disposed of rather nicely. Good way to eliminate their better pilots too.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired