Psst... wanna buy a secondhand skyhawk?

"Honey, its been my model stash for years.  You just now noticed?"

Milairjunkie

Nice, very nice.

Shame HMS Ark Royal has a ski jump. The Ark, with a wing of Skyhawks & another of Harriers would make a sweet deal for anyone fancying a bit of megalomania on a budget, especially if you got a few ex soviet "special weapons" with the small change.

Heck, UKPLC would probably throw a couple of brand new Nimrod MRA4's into the deal for a bit of long range ASW protection (why not, they are only headed for the acetylene torch anyway).

Once the waves have been ruled & a bit of advanced land based strike power is on the wish list, UKPLC will be having a bargain basement sale on a bunch of swing wing strike birds (unaffected by current operational demands) - their highly trained pilots will soon be found at the nearest job center, or if you prefer a cheaper option on drivers, there are already some part trained ones currently at the job center. Rumor has it that UKPLC will even consider up-gunning these aircraft FOC, as they have some spare bits left over from the Typhoon project!!

I blame the banks.

Sounds like a great opportunity for the right entrepreneur - naval air power for hire to those without the budget to maintain their own, available for short-term use in these tight economic times!

Is a photoetch set available for it

Nice, very nice.

Shame HMS Ark Royal has a ski jump. The Ark, with a wing of Skyhawks & another of Harriers would make a sweet deal for anyone fancying a bit of megalomania on a budget, especially if you got a few ex soviet "special weapons" with the small change.

Heck, UKPLC would probably throw a couple of brand new Nimrod MRA4's into the deal for a bit of long range ASW protection (why not, they are only headed for the acetylene torch anyway).

Once the waves have been ruled & a bit of advanced land based strike power is on the wish list, UKPLC will be having a bargain basement sale on a bunch of swing wing strike birds (unaffected by current operational demands) - their highly trained pilots will soon be found at the nearest job center, or if you prefer a cheaper option on drivers, there are already some part trained ones currently at the job center. Rumor has it that UKPLC will even consider up-gunning these aircraft FOC, as they have some spare bits left over from the Typhoon project!!

I blame the banks.

Sore point with NZ Coastguard, I am a volunteer on our local Coastguard boat, we are funded 95% from public donations, and are unarmed, purely rescue/recovery work. Sounds like you got a great deal on your coastguard boat though.

So where do I ship the Skyhawks to?

Cheers

Stewart

hey , JAFA that,s a good article . The truth is I fell for a scenario similiar to that concerning boats . Result . I had a former COAST GUARD vessel that when acquired was able to go from the sale site to my home for kittke or nothing in maintenance . Shoot the engines had only i20 hours on them after yarding and all equippment except any large or small firearms she might,ve been equipped with . I wonder if I could use my old piggy bank money ?? Or It,s a go if it,s less than$ 229.00. My landlady would have a fit trying to figure out where to plant flowers in it . HE. HE .       tankerbuilder

As long as it doesn't exceed $229.

Jafa, sure any RNZAF or for that matter RAN Skyhawk would be perfect for the ANZAC GB.....

Don 't forget my "finders" fee... 

oh and you may need "vetting" by the U.S. as a suitable buyer, they get a bit funny about foreign nationals it seems... still would one of these be eligble for the ANZAC GB?

<  229?

I'll just pop down to the bank then