Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:27 pm
Saville wrote:C VEICH wrote:
My point being that when these aircraft are no longer flying and are reduced to being just static artifacts, then there will be no disconnect because, I suspect, authenticity/originality will be the determining factor when it comes to value.
Why do you make the assumption that these planes (and others) won't be flying 20, 50, 100 years from now?
Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:58 pm
JohnB wrote:Saville wrote:Why do you make the assumption that these planes (and others) won't be flying 20, 50, 100 years from now?
I can't speak for C VEICH, but as I said above, my guess will be lack of AVGAS. Listen to some politicians, they want only electric cars in 20-25 years.
Good luck trying to get the very small supply of AVGAS needed for warbirds 50-100 years from now.
You can have rich collectors, teams of expert mechanic and restorers, but no one will have a refinery in their pocket. Even the Vulcan group doesn't have that kind of money. And if they did, the environmental lobby won't allow it.
Mark Allen M wrote:Noha307 wrote:It really bothers me that this discussion is dominated by money and market value.
Don't stress it. Most all discussions related to this topic eventually end up that way.
Mark Allen M wrote:However, I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you are most likely referring to an already completed airframe and that money would never change it's designation.
Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:08 pm
Noha307 wrote:
However, this discussion has gone a bit off the rails (hehe)
Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:59 pm
Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:49 am
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Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:40 am
I can see some 100th anniversary flights happening in the early 2040's...but after that....the glory days of the warbird movement will be long past.
And if it is the proposed No Lead, can anyone get a Merlin or Allison to run on it?
Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:42 am
bdk wrote:I can see some 100th anniversary flights happening in the early 2040's...but after that....the glory days of the warbird movement will be long past.
The glory days of the civil war are long past, no? Yet there are still tens of thousands of reenactors.
Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:58 am
menards wrote:bdk wrote:I can see some 100th anniversary flights happening in the early 2040's...but after that....the glory days of the warbird movement will be long past.
The glory days of the civil war are long past, no? Yet there are still tens of thousands of reenactors.
You're comparing apples/oranges. There will always be people fascinated with history. When we start talking warbird flight operations....individuals/groups who possess both 1) the collective interest and 2) the means to be able to get out there and fly these historic artifacts are very few.
Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:59 pm
You're comparing apples/oranges. There will always be people fascinated with history. When we start talking warbird flight operations....individuals/groups who possess both 1) the collective interest and 2) the means to be able to get out there and fly these historic artifacts are very few.
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:04 pm
Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:31 am
With the continuing advancements in battery technology and circuitry, how long until we see a converted electric Mustang?
Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:53 am
Lon Moer wrote:With the continuing advancements in battery technology and circuitry, how long until we see a converted electric Mustang?
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:34 am