This “project” has been around for a couple of years now. I’m not holding my breath.

I’m quite sure that only one or two Drakens wore that scheme, and only while they were with Saab, and that they were all delivered to the RDanAf in the familiar green scheme.

You coul also try the forum at ipms.dk, there are a couple of real RDanAF paint scheme specialists there.

Actually, they aren’t undervalued compared to cars. Classic and vintage cars are valuable because they have verifiable provenance. If you put together a 1750 Alfa, say, from bitsas and fabricated parts, you’d have what the cars guys call a replica.

I’d venture that there is much more demand – and hence higher prices – for vintage cars, because

– anyone can drive a vintage car and walk away from the experience alive without any further training
– you can keep it/them at home, and relatively little space is required
– hardly any red tape involved with operating a car

Cars are just so much more accessible and practical.

Either they use the same volunteers to knock up the next eleven or they hire some guys

Well, yes, that’s one of the issues where the naïvety aspect comes in. I sincerely doubt that this kind of mass production falls within the LAA’s definition of “amateur construction”.

If that’s their liking, why not? I wouldn’t critisize your plane and what you wear in it.

I wonder whether the price was quoted correctly by The Daily Mail, seems rather a lot of money for a kit-built aircraft with an automotive engine? That’s what a little used, 2-seater Extra 330 or a new Decathlon with all options would cost. I know which one I’d choose.

a Lotus 7 that is a copy but smaller of a Caterham 7, which is far away for the real thing

The Caterham Seven is the legitimate successor to the Lotus Seven, not vice-versa, not a copy, and very much the real thing (I own one).

How can anybody get so worked up about somebody reusing the Spitfire name for a look-alike? Where’s the problem? Potential look-alike owners would never be in the market for the real thing and vice-versa, they are worlds apart in all dimensional, financial and performance parameters, and the marketing of the look-alike does not harm that of the real thing.

Different thing for the Seven. The original Seven is still being built, and the various look-alikes can come very close in looks, performance and price, hence those who try profit form somebody else’s name to the latter’s detriment.

Fantastic, something else for a change! Interesting to see that the Boredom Fighters are registered in the microlight category!