The Blue Max, if a millionaire finds the Holy Grail and decides not to show it to the world “because I got it and it’s mine” wouldn’t he be an arrogant a$$? As I said u can’t own a warbird, it belongs to history, not to ppl.
Boomerang, this is no homebuilt kite, this plane flew in the middle 40s, so it’s no real risk to fly it properly and by a competent pilot.
And David, u r right, the aircraft stress factor is important, but
1) u dont need to keep on pulling +6/-4 G everyday
2) it’s no more a combat service plane
3) u can’t keep it stored forever and ever, can you?
I’d say let’s fly for all its hours and then store it in a museum if u really want, but restorating a plane to pristine conditions and in working order just for the pleasure of it is a mixture between feticism and masturbation…
The plane I’m restorating has a scheduled lifetime: we’re gonna fly it for all of its hours (it usually all depends on the engine TBO, more than the metal skin..), and then if we feel like we can go on we’ll do it, otherwise we’ll donate it to a museum.
Think about what they did with the 109G2: they flew it until it was nearly pranged, and then they decided to store it in a museum.
There’s another relevant fact: the fighter is said to be for sale. They spent a lot of money and dont wanna risk to lose them, that’s it.. Speculation on a historical plane tsk tsk tsk
Alex
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