The Bandit

The L-39 is a great start!.. super fun jet to fly!Airshow fan wrote:Yep. Other than the L-39, the other aircraft are hard to purchase. I hope to get a L-39 in the future!
Are you saying the F-4 Phantom II was used for 15 years?Rhino wrote:Also remember that the USAF still used the Phatom in the SEAD (Wild Weasel) phase in Desert Storm, so they are only 15 years removed from combat. As of 2001, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey have F-4s in their inventory. Pretty good for 1950's aeroframe design!
So that makes that 36 years and the F-14 was in service for 34 years, so that makes them both Naval legends to me!Wikipedia.com wrote:The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[2] is a two-seat supersonic long-range all-weather fighter-bomber developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas. The Phantom flew in U.S. service from 1960 to 1996; it also served with the armed forces of eleven other nations. As of 2001, more than 1,000 F-4s remained in service around the world.
PhnxBndt79 wrote:really??? never knew you could purchase aircraft on ebay. will have to take a look..