They look cool with that long pointy nose! They are perfect to put on a pole
at the entrance of the airport.
My students assembled one for some, uh... entrepreneurs. It was in rough
shape and had sat disassembled outside for several years without covers over
the open fuel, hydraulic, etc. lines. A Russian mechanic looked it over once
and said, " Ees good for pylon." MiG on a Stick! It sat around for a while
and finally was sold.
John Herrera
>From: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
>Reply-To: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
>To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>, Bill Sohl <billsohl@mindspring.com>,
>FOT <fot@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: So you really want to go fast...
>Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:36:28 -0800
>
>Actually, as one of the most common airplanes ever, parts should be easier
>to get than a longdoor TR3. You can get them upgraded to modern avionics
>and
>weaponry in India and Israel. Heads up display, new engine, laser guided
>munitions, all on a plane that first saw daylight in 1959.
>
>I'm thinking it could be stripped to bare aluminum and called Peyote Mk
>III.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rocky Entriken [mailto:rocky@tri.net]
>Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:00 AM
>To: Bill Babcock; Bill Sohl; FOT
>Subject: Re: So you really want to go fast...
>
>Yeah, but finding parts is a bitch!
>
>:-)
>
>Rocket J. Squirrel
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
>To: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@mindspring.com>; "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 1:08 PM
>Subject: RE: So you really want to go fast...
>
>
> > Wow. Must have...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> > Behalf Of Bill Sohl
> > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 6:41 AM
> > To: FOT
> > Subject: So you really want to go fast...
> >
> > Just to show that life is always stranger than fiction. Did anyone
> > else catch the Autoweek classified ads in the 12/1/03 AW issue?
> >
> > Try this on for size :-)
> >
> > Page 41 - Mig 21, Speed over 1500 MPH
> > Rare Russian Aircraft located in
> > NW US ..... Steal at $100K or TRADE for exotic car of equal value.
> >
> > Apologies for the lack of Triumph specific FOT content...BUT this was
> > too priceless not to share with you folks.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bill Sohl
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