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For sale replica of the mustang aircraft
- Harmohit 2y agoI would love to own something like this one day. Makes me wonder if something similar is possible for vintage sports cars.
- spitfire 2y agoYou already can: https://www.gtoengineering.com/revival https://www.gtoengineering.com/revival Costs about $800K USD, which is a few tens of millions less than the real thing. Apparently you also see the GTO cars racing in the classic races, as a stand in when the owner owns the real thing.
- mauvehaus 2y agoI think some actual GTOs are driven in anger as well. I saw the Monterey historics in 2006, and I believe the cars were original per the rules. As an aside, I think the 250TR is one of the absolute prettiest cars ever built. Prettier even than the 250GTO. I'm equally unlikely to own either though.
- bigiain 2y agoI used to work for a guy who owned a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS2 - one of only about 100 made. He did track days with it, and set very respectable times. (He also raced a 1969 Ford Mustang in the local historic class. He was a fairly fast driver for a club racer. Not professional race driver fast, but he certainly wasn't babying his cars.)
- giantg2 2y agoThere are kit cars for some of the older models.
- protocolture 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purvis_Eureka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purvis_Eureka This is a thing, and its based on a similar car.
- bigiain 2y agoI helped a friend build one of those ~30 years ago. Started out with a built 1640cc VW motor, ended up with a Mazda 13B rotary. Years later, he offered it to me for free. I turned it down.
- protocolture 2y agoSmart. I recall them being nothing but problems. My father had a fake lotus racing car in the same vein. Mostly made out of beetle bits and what I suspected was a bathtub. Motor came from a Toyota, with lots of modifications. I know it did drive, but my memory only includes pushing it up a hill so we could try starting it using gravity.
- arprocter 2y agoThere's the whole restomod scene, although there's only so much lipstick a pig can take I wouldn't expect them to handle like a modern vehicle, and that's before the lack of crumple zones
- iancmceachern 2y agoThey've been doing it with cobras, old jags, Porsche, a few others. You can essentially buy a brand new, better, one.
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoI really want to build a Beck Speedster kit car with a Subaru engine one day. I haven't been able to justify the price though. I'm reverse midlife crisis ing. The older I get, the less I can justify a crazy outlay on a car.
- santoshalper 2y agoI know what you mean, now that I can afford the car of my dreams, it's not my dream anymore lol. Just missed it by about 10 years.
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoYou are still obligated to buy it just so that the new/younger versions of you out there can have something to dream about/lust after :)
- 650REDHAIR 2y agoBuy someone’s half-finished project for pennies on the dollar!
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- yobbo 2y agoYou could look into the world of Lotus Seven replicas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Seven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Seven
- nvy 2y agoPretty cool, I guess, but that puny Rotax under the engine cowling pales in comparison to the V-1650's that powered the real deal Mustangs which ran at almost 10x the horsepower and double the cruise speed, 50% better climb speed despite being 10x heavier, etc. It's got comparable performance to a Cirrus SR22. Not much of a replica if you ask me.
- vkou 2y ago315 KTAS cruising speed versus 180 is indeed a bit of a difference. It's also fair to say that you probably don't want to climb into anything driven by a 'good enough for the Army'-rated engine. At least, I know I wouldn't.
- nvy 2y agoModern maintenance would be fine; just expensive. The problem with old warbirds is they're usually maintained by volunteers who cut corners.
- walrus01 2y agoOn the other hand, imagine the maintenance costs in current US dollars on a modern 12-cylinder supercharged aircraft engine. Would get ridiculous very quick.
- the__alchemist 2y agoIt is interesting how the GA planes today have a fraction of the power of WW2 planes. I understand there are valid reasons, but... it would be too cool to fly something with the original power! Also, even with modern jets: "This plane has enough power at max or mil" - said no fighter pilot ever.
- throwup238 2y ago> Prices range from 235k USD for a Quick Build Kit and 450k USD for the standard “Ready-to-Fly” version. Ouch. I mean it’s in line for new plane pricing but still, ouchie.
- DarmokJalad1701 2y agoThat's less than half the price of a brand-new Cirrus SR22.
- throwup238 2y agoThe SR22 is a fully assembled and certified four seater. This is an experimental kit two seater that you have to assemble at least 51% yourself, so it's not really comparable. The base SR22 also has a more expensive electronics package from what I can tell. The more expensive "ready to fly" kit is more comparable to a Cessna 172 in price, though with more than double the range. But you still have to assemble most of it yourself, the "Ready to fly" version isn't actually ready to fly.
- DarmokJalad1701 2y agoI thought the "ready to fly" version was more ... ready to fly. I guess it is like any other experimental, eh?
- surfingdino 2y agoCool, now get https://www.icon4x4.com/derelict/pastprojects https://www.icon4x4.com/derelict/pastprojects involved and make a derelict version of it. Please...
- kart23 2y ago160 hp seems a little disappointing considering the original merlin-powered variant had 1,490 hp. i realize this thing is a lot lighter, but would’ve been really cool to see a turboprop or more power.
- walrus01 2y agoModern example of a PT6 turboprop powered aircraft that is a cropduster adapted into a tactical light attack platform: https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/air-tractor-at-802u-surveillance-and-light-attack-aircraft/ https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/air-tractor-at-... Undoubtedly in the many millions of dollars per unit purchase price category, so a whole other thing than something that's cheaper than a Cirrus SR22.
- HideousKojima 2y agoThere's also the Brazilian made Super Tucano, one of my personal favorites (and would be my pick for an A-10 replacement if I had to choose): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano
- doodlebugging 2y agoOT. A former neighbor has been a pilot for Air Tractor for decades ferrying planes from their factory in Olney, Texas to buyers all over the world. He's flown every type of plane that they've built over the years. Air Tractor has always had an excellent product.
- walrus01 2y agoNow I'm trying to imagine what a peculiar sight it must be to see an Air Tractor show up at the airport in Iqaluit, Nunavut on one of the stages of a multi-hop ferry flight via Greenland to Europe.
- gibsonf1 2y agoExactly my thought, at a minimum, it should match the speed of the original.
- carabiner 2y agoThe most insane thing about this is that the company is German.
- scrumper 2y agoHa but the factory is in Poland. Closest thing it reminds me of on land is those Toyota MR-2 Ferrari 355 pseudo-replica cars. It's quite (a lot) slower than a P-51 but I think that's a smart choice. The performance is much more in line with the sort of thing your average GA pilot might be expected to handle. (I'm sure I remember reading or hearing about WW2 era pilots having enormous right thighs from stomping on the rudder to counteract p-factor, torque from those monster engines.)
- __loam 2y agoWhat's the point without the merlin engine?
- mkhnews 2y agoNice. But I'd prefer a P-38 replica
- justinclift 2y agoOr maybe even an A-10! :)
- boffinAudio 2y agoOooh .. I wanna play too! But really, a Bugatti P-100 replica would be right up my alley: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/Aviations-Sexiest-Racer-180952406/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/Aviations-...
- justinclift 2y agoWow, that does look awesome. :) -- There's some footage on Youtube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2Wr-aSk8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2Wr-aSk8o Unfortunately, it seems like the pilot died in the first few test flights of it, according to the comments on the video. :( Crash investigation report, which also has recommendations for future potential builders to avoid the problems this one had: https://bugatti100p.aero/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bugatti-100P-Crash-Investigation.pdf https://bugatti100p.aero/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bugatti-...
- the_af 2y agoNice. The P-51 is one of the nicest looking WW2 era fighters. Though being a 2-seater, this makes the silhouette slightly different from the later variant P-51 everyone is familiar with. I know real P-51 are sometimes used for acrobatics and air shows, I suppose this replica is just for looks and cannot pull any real acrobatics, right?
- pjmlp 2y agoQuite cool, however if we are being pedantic it isn't a proper replica, having modern avionics, frame improvments and no guns.
- Koshkin 2y agoRight. No guns, no sale.
- yobbo 2y agoLooks like "rivets" are moulded into the carbon fibre surface. So it's more like cosplay rather than a replica.
- the_af 2y agoYeah, it's not a replica. Odd choice of words. It's a different plane that sort of looks like the real Mustang from the outside (and the silhouette is not really identical either). Cool, I guess, but not a replica.