Great photo survey, and an excellent selection of shots, thanks F3V.
n5151ts wrote:those are airplanes and they should be flying---
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... 7&start=20
In this case the rarity of the Yak 9 and Marauder mitigate against flying them. May I point out there
was a B-26 flying, in the US, we are now poorer that airframe and, more importantly, several irreplaceable people.
The 'Fw 190' is a French built example. Remember the stories of worker sabotage?
The Polikarpov - well, a chap in New Zealand didn't bang on on chat forums, he got a new production run of two types and got those back into the air. Of course, not being P-51s, they didn't sell as well as they might have.
If you really want to fly one of the others, get your checkbook out. There's examples available if you aren't just blowing smoke.
Concorde - I'll fly, if you pay the bills.
It's an
old line, and boring. Like it or not, we have national museums who preserve aircraft for future generations, statically. These aren't 'airplanes', they are (mostly) ex- military aircraft designed for war. Flying them would only be part of 'using' them. The rest isn't normally permitted - for long.
Regards,