First flight in the world of a privately owned MiG-29

[hang the expense]

Thats pretty cool.Got to be connected.

[tom d. friedman]

wow, the owner must have pretty sharp scissors to cut through the government red tape to own such a piece of hardware!!

[B17news]

that's amazing stuff...I'd love to take a ride in that.

[Cking]

Go on, just for fun buzz the local Airforce base!!!!


Rgds Cking

[Joe Scheil]

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/kirlin.html

Here is the story....all those that want to do the same thing be warned...it isn't cheap. However I will bet those two 29's will make serious money in the future!

[Mudge]

All I can say is....WAHOOOOO

Ya' can't watch that and not smile.

Mudge the smiling

[warbird1]

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/kirlin.html

Here is the story....all those that want to do the same thing be warned...it isn't cheap. However I will bet those two 29's will make serious money in the future!

Wow, great story! That reads like a James Bond novel. Pretty exciting and unnerving!

[warbird1]

FWIW, Paul Allen's Mig-29's should be flying soon. Last I heard, there were doing engine runs and taxi tests on one of them.

[ZRX61]

I wonder what the cost of a *jolly* in the 29 is....

[warbird1]

I wonder what the cost of a *jolly* in the 29 is....

Anyone can ride in a Mig-29, you just have to have the money to do so. Incredible Adventures has been selling rides in any Mig of your choosing from the Mig-21 to Mig-31 for several years now.

I know that 20 years ago when the Russian Mig-29's were visiting all the airshows in the States for the first time, they were selling 20 minute rides for $10,000. I would guess that a ride in a Mig-29 would cost AT LEAST that much today, probably more.

[tom d. friedman]

I wonder what the cost of a *jolly* in the 29 is....

warbirder ron stone from sandusky ohio was 1 of the 1st persons in the nation to take a hop in a mig 29. he paid 20 grand for what i believe was a 1/2 hour jaunt. this was a few years after the collapse of the ussr, & the russkies were selling anything for a ruble. ron made all the papers in ohio for certain. it was at 1 of the cleveland air shows on labor day early 90's.

[RickH]

I know where you can ride in good old American Iron without involving Aerflot !

[mustangdriver]

The F-4 is the largest distributor of MIG parts