Chinese man buys MiG through eBay

STEED · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: England

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4962466.stm

Lucky him, I want one as well the trouble is where the heck do I park the Mig. :huh:

Linton · Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Tunbridge wells,UK

Perhaps he could take it to see Jeremy Clarkson's Lightning that he has parked in his garden!

Fish · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 2412 Location: Netherlands

We have one in the Netherlands who bought a MIG (Polish).

Kapitan · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

You can buy a mig kit for $22,000 however you need a licence to fly it in europe and also you cant fly it supersonic.

Linton · Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Tunbridge wells,UK

You would have to spend a lot of money tring to get an aviation authority to certify it,let alone an engineering company to maintain it or somebody to teach you how to fly it!The Raf shackletons that were preserved went to the USA where one occasionally flies.If you ever get down to South Africa Thunder City has some Lightnings plus a Buc.This is why you will never see a Vulcan or concorde fly again!

Kapitan · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject:

The CAA says they are too complicated to certify for flight. its sad realy.

GreyOctober · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Romania

sonar732 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 1358

Here in Quincy, IL we have someone who buys Warsaw Pact planes and rebuilds them to fly himself.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/kirlin.html