The Travolta thread made me think about what jet I would purchase, if I had the funds and the skill set.
A local collector, now deceased, had many jets including several migs, A7, F4, a Vampire, and a Sea Venom, a Douglas F4 D skyray, F 86, P 80. Hell he even had a demilled F 111 sitting in the yard.
I always considered the F 100 to be a sexy bitch. But I understand she was a bit difficult to land.
One local resident used to keep a Hawker Hunter at a nearby airport. Occasionally you would see him out putting it through its paces. One day he was flying inverted at near tree top level, and possibly pulled back on the stick to climb. He is not commenting.
The first gentleman mentioned lost a friend and pilot when a Vampire augered in. The ejection seat was not maintained.
That Skyray is also a very impressive airframe. I understand that delta wings are difficult to rotate.
Is there a cold war era jet you would be interested in owning?
