Operators are standing by:
Glass cockpit, did you ask?
Oh, my yes.
Fully aerobatic? Yep.
Do not come at me waving your arms about my “carbon footprint.”
Want.
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Donations are now being acceptedBy lex, on November 4th, 2007
November 4th, 2007 | Category: Flying
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Check out the Javelin. It looks like a baby Hornet!!!!!!!!
I have to admit, that’s a beautiful plane. I might even be tempted to fly in that… it looks like it might be fun. Only one question… does it come with the martin–baker option should one need it?
Jim C
Homebuilt, no less! Have your retirement plans already, eh?
Lex, It suits you. You have seen mine- it suits me. Will keep you in prayer on this one and maybe even a donation. GEO6
Your new business plan…. sell barf-o-matic rides in the backseat.
All I ever wanted was a C-172. A Sunday afternoon sight seeing, go to a neighboring county for some golf, sunshine only flying machine. THEN, you show me this!
Gee Lex, the anticipated operating costs are less than 14 cents a second. Why that’s less than a pack of cigarettes.
Too Cool! With that color scheme, we won’t even be able to see you as you … fly away, into the sunset.
Heh. Men and their toys. Cracks me up.
I told my better half, “When the kids leave, I want to get rid of the asexual Mom-mobile. Can I have a car that only seats two?” I prefer to stay on the ground.
Capt;
Be happy to donate, so long as I know it’s a safe A/C, equipped with all modern, proven technology. Got them there MB EjKtion seats, too? If not, I cannot abide is quickening the end of my favorite blogvelist.
JUST.WON’T.CONTRIBUTE.TO.YOUR.EARLY.DEMISE.
On the other hand, I’m a little blogger, I would not be missed, so, what say you guys? Chip in for one for me coz:
I already know how to skydive and
I’ll take one for Team Lex when I’m out of altitude and have too much airspeed.
Only issue: You have to pay for my Pilot’s Licensing.
I stand ready to be Lex’s stand in, so he can sit in a directors chair, leather jacket and sunglassed, as it were, blogging for his legions of devoted readers.
Xformed, you cracked me up!
Great idea, Kevin. Dibs on being first in line!!
Always wierd to see such frail looking landing gear.
Kinda Air Force’ish.
But who cares…it’s cool.
Hmm, but not going to fly AOA…do you still remember how to flare, Lex?
I’d contribute, but I’m saving for my own retirement toy.
Something along the lines of a replica Fokker Dr-1. Or maybe a Pitts.
The website says that you don’t need ejection seats because you can egress at a nice, slow, 80mph (which btw, who the hell flies MPH in a turbojet?). Sounds like a risky proposition if you ask me…
~Ens Tim
Ensign Tim,
Living dangerously, I see…
I’d be more than happy to check it out for you. To make sure that it’s exactly what you want.
No, no. It’s not a problem at all. I just want to be helpful.
Um…
Could you talk to my wife first, you know, to convince her that’s it’s a good idea and all?
For some unaccountable reason, she won’t take my word on it.
That looks like that Jim Bede design from a while back. I’ll click on the link after I post this, and see. Jim’s a good engineer, but hopeless at business. I remember the original AvWeek pirep saying that the thing was probably capable of Mach# > 1, but was placarded against it for legal reasons.
I still think you’d be better off with a Folland (Hindustan) Gnat, rebuilt to zero hours. They have mistake-avoidance seats.
I clicked on the link. All I saw was a mostly blank screen with some black patches and the words, “No flash player detected.”
Eff ‘em.
Me want, too-
got to poke my nose in,
and walk around/touch
one at Reno-
Javelin is sweet, too.
Then there’s the L-39-
Choices, choices….
Blue Skies,
Rich
L-39: Now, I got to look at, and even fondle one of those a few years ago, at an airshow here. I think it’s made in the Czech Republic, or something? It definitely has oopsy-seats, and is definitely subsonic, but was designed as a trainer and is thus (sorta, kinda, in a way) cheap to operate and also aerobatic in a way that will reward the good technique and exaggerate the bad.
Yes, that will get me to business meetings faster, that’s the ticket. Time to sell it to the boss.
Donations now being take by the Keep John Out Of Commercial Aircraft Terminals Foundation.
John;
You need a way better name to generate an acronym if you’re going to get anyone to donate. I suggest finding some USAF talent to help out…they have plenty of time on their hands.
“KJOOCATF” – That just sux.
Which model of ejection seat is being pushed with that thing. Hope it is standard equipment.
Lex: “Well Dear, I’m off to the Viperjet”
Hobbit: “Where to this time?”
Lex: “Oh, usual airwork…$500 hamburger, that sort of thing”
Hobbit: [smiles] “Check with Kat first”
Lex: “Kat?” [drops helmet bag]
Kat: [runs into kitchen] “Dad! Dad! we’ve got just enough time to get to the horse show in Denver!”
Lex: “What !!??”
Kat: “I called ahead to the FBO to top off the tip tanks. We have enough range to get to Denver with a 30 minute reserve! I already did the weight & balance!!” [proudly hands correct weight & balance calculation sheet to her father]
Lex:
Kat: “Weather is CAVU all the way to Salt Lake, then we can file VFR on top direct to DEN!!”
[proudly hands latest weather report and completed FAA flight plan form to her father]
Lex:
Kat: “Oh, and Mom says we can stop in Phoenix on the return. She got a great on-line price
for cat kibble. Two 40 pound sacks will be waiting for us at the ramp.”
Lex:
Hobbit: [all smiles]
Kat: [all smiles]
Lex: [sigh..]
CPT J, now that’s funny!
Sorry, can’t help much on the purchase price, but I’d definitely kick in some Jet A dollars for a back seat ride. Probably no more than two hours from Sandy Eggo to Boise. Then you could take some spuds back for the family.
*sighs*
Men and their toys …
Always wanting more …
Cpt J — you’re right on the money with that! BZ!!
BUT…The question remains: How many Gs can the Kat handle?
Check the link below. To an untrained eye they look alike.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/index.cfm?storyid=F6613B4B-1143-EC82-2EFFE4D74E90BC77
CPT J… perfect!
As for the Kat, I’ve been thinking for quite a while that she sounds an awful lot like her Dad. I think she’ll do just fine. After all, she makes up her mind. And makes it happen. My kind of girl!
Very different planes though….that is a sister to the aircraft Student Naval Aviators fly in Meridian, MS and Kingsville, TX the T-45 Goswhawk. The one in the pic is a “british aerospace hawk” versus the Boeing, “T-45 Goshawk,” although for all intents and purposes they are mostly the same. We’re getting them down here in Pensacola in a year or so for NFO training. Till then we’re left with this clunker. Which makes me think, there’s an increasing number of these things headed to the boneyard in AZ every month sir…might you be interested in a “lightly” used model? I’m sure it would be the most wallet friendly personal zipjet you could find these days, plus those steam gauges would keep your eyes in good shape.
~Ens Tim
The all-weather radial interceptor T-2 Buckeye? I’ve got 900 hours on the “seat of discipline” and think I’d rather remember about flying it than getting back in.
Did I ever tell you about the time the student shut both motors down in a spin? True story…
Lex;
There you go again…By Friday, I expect a tale of the student who got tagged as “The Spinmiester.” (or something like that).
I’m sure the crowd agrees…Right, (chime in here, folks, I’m out on the limb for us!)?
Yeah, sir, I think I remember you mentioning you flew it in another story, but I don’t think I’ve heard the one about spinning. I’m about 3 months out from T-2 ground school at this point, and coming from a background of only ever flying all glass cockpit aircraft (T-39 has an EHSI and even my C-172 was G-1000 equipped during IFS!) I’m none too excited to relearn point to point navigation sans CDI bar. On the other hand, I guess I have a lot of free days at the beach due to wx canx to look forward to.
~Ens Tim
Who’s talking bad about the T-2C …bite your tongue, got 100hours as one of the last class of studs. Definitely alot of fun, never broke, honest response and only approaches you can do are TACAN’s and PAR’s..makes the program very easy
I do wonder how the average private pilot with whatever # hours will adapt to thinking at 5miles a minute.
“Lets see simple conversion training we gave you at 100 hours at $5000 per hour, that’s $50,000 is that cash or charge sir?”
Five miles per minute? It’s like crawling. And the T-2 was easy to love for the first 100 hours. But 700-800 hours into it, your n-thousandth back seat look at a no-flap/trim/speedbrake landing, it loses some of its charm. Trust me on this.
And what about the NDB approach?
I’ll back you up, x-formed.
Sea story!
Sea story!
Sea story!
Purty please…+
What’s an NDB?
The class right before mine was the last class to do BFM in the TA_4J; I got both basic and advanced in the T-2. We all have our crosses to bear; needs of the service, as it were …
BTW, I have a T-34 patch where the aircraft is in the “Striking Wasp” pose, with lightning bolts coming out of its tail; around the upper circumference was “Heads will fall, tails will rise” and the bottom was “T-34C Radial Interceptor”. Pretty decent for a training patch.
I’d like to hear about the engines-out spin, but I remember a story (I think it was in Approach, which is a true story magazine published by the Naval Safety Center for those not familiar with it) about a T-2 pilot flying solo, couldn’t get out of a spin, but the force of the ejection caused the plane to recover.
Nothing like watching your aircraft fly away without you to add insult to injury.
NDB?? Ahhh sir I’m gonna go ahead and fly my partial panel TACAN or PAR you just give me my above!! Just kidding, by the time we got to play with them NDB’s weren’t even discussed
Admit it, folks, CPT J won the thread, and totally pwned the rest of us.