Ex-Flight Systems F-100s up for auction in Mojave

[bdk]

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​Fighter Jets, Humvee & Surplus

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BIDDING ENDS: Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 at 6PM

This is a No Reserve Liquidation Auction for surplus from the Mojave Air & Space Port and an electrical engineering school. Every item will sell to the highest bidder, regardless of price.

SURPLUS INCLUDES:

2 – F100 Super Sabre Fighter Jets

[Dan Jones]

Just out of curiosity, what are the current drones being shot at/down? F-4's? F-16's?

[Andy Marden]

F-16s are currently used, unmanned since Setember 2013:
https://www.flightglobal.com/usaf-and-b ... 48.article

[sandiego89]

Just out of curiosity, what are the current drones being shot at/down? F-4's? F-16's?

I believe the last QF-4 targets were late 2016 out of Tyndall, and finally Holloman. Navy QF-4's retired a few years earlier. As Andy pointed out QF-16's now. Wonder if the Navy has considered QF-18's? lots of A-D models in the Boneyard, but most quite tired.

Long line of QF-102's, 100's, 106's and F-4's and a few others in smaller numbers over the years.

[Chris Brame]

Was that last group of Phantoms that were appearing at airshows a few years ago all shot down, or were any preserved?

Nice to see these F-100s being made available; hope someone can get at least one back in the air. Scott, can you get permission to use the auction images for the Registry? Neither 56-3842/N417FS nor 56-3996/N418FS has any photos, and the last info on both is from 1992.

[C VEICH]

I have a not particularly great shot of N404FS taken at Mojave in 1984 that you are welcome to have for the registry Scott. I note that while you do have pics of the airplane none of them are in the Flight Systems scheme. It's yours if you want it.

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[Cvairwerks]

One of the problems with making up QF/A-18’s from the boneyard jets, is putting together enough flyable parts. Couple of the squadrons currently flying the oldest ones had to go on a US wide scavenger hunt for some parts that were no longer available. Nose gear doors are a good example. Every one of the older jets in the boneyard and in museums have had their doors scavenged for flyable parts. Even the older F-16’s are running into the same problem, and it’s still in production.

[Warbirdnerd]

One of the problems with making up QF/A-18’s from the boneyard jets, is putting together enough flyable parts. Couple of the squadrons currently flying the oldest ones had to go on a US wide scavenger hunt for some parts that were no longer available. Nose gear doors are a good example. Every one of the older jets in the boneyard and in museums have had their doors scavenged for flyable parts. Even the older F-16’s are running into the same problem, and it’s still in production.

Yep, even made the news-
https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... ingDefense.

[phixer]

Last day of bidding, N417FS is at $16,250 and N418FS is at $26,500.

[ALOHADAVE]

F100 Super Sabre Fighter Jet -- N418FS SOLD USD 64,000.00
F100 Super Sabre Fighter Jet -- N417FS SOLD USD 31,500.00

N417FS had some damage.
Damage to Tail / Vertical Stabilizer occured during a wind storm from flying debris. Front Nose Gear is also damaged - the happened during an attempt to tow the aircraft to a different storage area,