The A.Net Jet - What Shall We Buy?!

cumulus · Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:55 pm

This has been posted before, but not seen it for a while and always made me laugh.

If we all chip in I'm sure we can afford a half sensible airliner for us all to own and it can travel the globe to A.Net members all over the world to fly on.

Therefore, what's it to be?

Found a 747 here, only US$65,000,000!!

http://www.aviatorsale.com/aircrafts/5307/

FlagshipAZ · Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:59 pm

The Gilmi Glider. A 767-233, which is also the smallest wide-body available. And probably affordable too.
Regards.

platinumfoota · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:06 pm

I have $5 on the Gilmi Glider

[Edited 2008-02-07 14:07:51]

FlagshipAZ · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:11 pm

Quoting Platinumfoota (Reply 2):
I have $5 on the Gilmi Glider

I'll throw in $50 for the Glider. bigthumbsup

platinumfoota · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:19 pm

Quoting FlagshipAZ (Reply 3):
I'll throw in $50 for the Glider.

$100!!!

NorthstarBoy · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:22 pm

Just to piss off the NIMBYs, let's buy a 707, the loudest airplane out there and we'll do low passes over their houses towing a sign that says "You don't like the noise? MOVE!"

Rj111 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:27 pm

Buying it's the easy bit. If we really were commited we could probably get people to chip together and buy a worn out prop or maybe even a 727.

It's the cost of everything else associated with an aircraft that we can't do. Moving it out of the hanger would cost a small fortune, for example. Storing it for a year, would also cost a small fortune. Maintaining it, another small fortune. We haven't even got onto flying it yet....

PanAm747 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:29 pm

Quote:
Just to piss off the NIMBYs, let's buy a 707, the loudest airplane out there and we'll do low passes over their houses towing a sign that says "You don't like the noise? MOVE!"

Oooh, an even better plan - let's dress it up like a military plane and fly VERY low over La Jolla and Tierrasanta!! That way, when the NIMBY's complain, we'll just point that "that's the sound of FREEDOM!!! And how unpatriotic of you to protest!!" rotfl

Quote:
I'll throw in $50 for the Glider.

Me too!!

MKE22 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:38 pm

Quoting Platinumfoota (Reply 4):
$100!!!

I'll put in $20

platinumfoota · Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:57 pm

Quoting RJ111 (Reply 6):
Moving it out of the hanger would cost a small fortune, for example.

I can help with that, if not... PUSH!! scared

bhmbaglock · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:12 pm

How about this?

Devilfish · Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:30 am

Why hold back? I say reach for the sky and let her rip!..... bigthumbsup

http://www.flightglobal.com/AirSpace...aircraft/images/8767/original.aspx

SAS A340 · Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:06 am

Well,if we all would get a first class membership,then A-net could sponsor us with the maintenance for example and we could also have its logo paint on the plane Smile

. I heard that SAS has a couple of Q400 real cheap. common boys and girls,there are probably a couple of pilots in here who Can take the rudder Big grin

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I throw in a 100$

B747forever · Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:11 pm

Quoting Cumulus (Thread starter):
Found a 747 here, only US$65,000,000!!

Throw in 100 dollars for that one!!!

KPWM · Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:16 pm

I vote for this:

Modified Airliner Photos:

Design © Dan McQuaid
Template © Jetabout
click on plane for larger image.

[Edited 2008-02-08 12:25:21]

B747forever · Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:22 pm

Quoting KPWM (Reply 14):
vote for this:

Wow, that looks brilliant!!!!

AF340 · Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:05 am

Quoting FlagshipAZ (Reply 1):
The Gilmi Glider.

For the G.G. I'll give $200 biggrin

Liam

xjramper · Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:48 am

Quoting KPWM (Reply 14):
I vote for this:

click on plane for larger image.

Can you imagine the A vs B discussion we would have? We would have to invest in a 777 or something as well, so that we can see, my plane is bigger/better/etc. Silly

XJR

fxramper · Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:44 pm

If I win the mega-millions jackpot on Tuesday, I'd buy an older 737, just so I could slap a Airliners.net logo on it and fly around picking up members.

Would the mods be serving us drinks and snacks on board? rotfl

Super80DFW · Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:41 pm

I say we all give $20, since there is 73455 members, that is $1,469,100! we are about 1/35 of the way to a 737! hyper

Maybe we should design a plane that can hold 200+ and has a special theme to it.

TruemanQLD · Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:05 pm

I vote we get an A380 'The Flying Enthusiast'. With 1000 seats we can do weekly OOL (of course thats my home airport)-SYD-LAX-YVR-YYZ-DFW-JFK-LHR-FRA-CDG-FCO-BOM-JNB-SIN-NRT-HKG-PER-OOL (What do you think?)

ShannoninAMA · Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:04 pm

I say we let the ""EXPERTS"" (Use that lightly!) Wink

of the Tech/Ops forum design the plane. Cheaper (maybe Wink

) and we could taylor it to our needs.

Now NAMING it...

"The A.net Jet"
"The Insane Plane"
"The Nerd Bird"
"The Crash Bash"
I could go on... Wink

RULE: All flight iteneraries must include a stop in LAS for a little time to spot or relax.

Shan Big grin

xjramper · Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:25 am

Quoting ShannoninAMA (Reply 21):
RULE: All flight iteneraries must include a stop in LAS for a little time to spot or relax.

I don't like that rule, mainly because I do not gamble, so instead how about SXM. Silly

XJR

ShannoninAMA · Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:27 am

Quoting XJRamper (Reply 22):
so instead how about SXM.

I think some of the men on the plane would mis-interpret "SPOTTING" in SXM silly

Onward with the Nerd Bird! Wink

ShannoninAMA · Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:07 am

Also, Tech/ops forum will need to design a cabin comparable if not exactly like the following :

Modified Airliner Photos:

Design © TD--GR
Template © TD--GR

Shannon Wink

irobertson · Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:21 pm

Or how about

Quoting KPWM (Reply 14):
I vote for this:

Modified Airliner Photos:
Click here for bigger photo!
Design © Dan McQuaid
Template © Jetabout

click on plane for larger image.

How's about getting Richard Branson or Lufthansa to paint one of their 346's in those colors? That's a logojet that would get a heck of a lot of photographic coverage!

kmh1956 · Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:55 pm

Quoting RJ111 (Reply 6):
maybe even a 727.

Here are some classics fom GlobalPlanesearch.com:

http://www.pilotmarket.com/aircrafts...ners/Boeing/727/listing-14145.html

http://www.pilotmarket.com/aircrafts...ners/Boeing/727/listing-14145.html

http://www.aviatorsale.com/aix5036/

http://www.pilotmarket.com/aircrafts...liners/Lockheed/listing-13344.html

http://www.aviationclassifieds.com/viewads.php?ads_id=4919

A few 'fixer-uppers', methinks...

a380us · Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:35 pm

Quoting Platinumfoota (Reply 4):

$100!!! Silly

Ill throw $1000

Quoting KPWM (Reply 14):
I vote for this:

Modified Airliner Photos:
Click here for bigger photo!
Design © Dan McQuaid
Template © Jetabout

click on plane for larger image.

Thats nice come pick me up at JFK

Yflyer · Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:19 pm

A while back I jokingly suggested that we pool our money and charter one of ATA's L-1011s so I could have the experience of flying on one. So now I say we pick up one of ATA's L-1011 when they retire them, so I can have the experience of flying on one. Smile

Hey, in the not too distant future we could be the owners of the last L-1011 flying!

austinairport · Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:19 pm

Quoting FXramper (Reply 18):
If I win the mega-millions jackpot on Tuesday, I'd buy an older 737, just so I could slap a Airliners.net logo on it and fly around picking up members.

Would the mods be serving us drinks and snacks on board?

hahahaha LOL. That would be awesome.

scoliodon · Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:19 pm

I suggest an A340-500...Cmon..tat's a good lookin' quad Big grin

And a mandatory stop at TRZ for all flights entering in Indian airspace Smile

Osprey88 · Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:26 am

Quoting Kmh1956 (Reply 26):

http://www.pilotmarket.com/aircrafts...ners/Boeing/727/listing-14145.html

http://www.pilotmarket.com/aircrafts....html

I see a bit of an issue with these three holers guys.

They're in Nigeria. optimist

So, who wants to go get em?

staralliance38 · Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:21 am

Let's get the Wright Flyer! We can even make it ourselves and its crazy cheap!

deltal1011man · Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:36 am

Quoting TruemanQLD (Reply 20):

all good but there needs to be a ATL stop in there somewhere

Quoting Yflyer (Reply 28):
A while back I jokingly suggested that we pool our money and charter one of ATA's L-1011s so I could have the experience of flying on one. So now I say we pick up one of ATA's L-1011 when they retire them, so I can have the experience of flying on one. Hey, in the not too distant future we could be the owners of the last L-1011 flying!

forget TZ...........buy a DL L1011-500 sitting in VCV bigthumbsup

TrijetsRMissed · Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:13 am

Quoting Yflyer (Reply 28):
So now I say we pick up one of ATA's L-1011 when they retire them, so I can have the experience of flying on one.

I was about to say that but you beat me to it! bigthumbsup

Hell, if I was Mark Cuban I'd make it the sweetest team charter aircraft ever invented. He could do so much better than the A319 the Mavs are using.

KAA330 · Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:07 am

ok I have a friend in HKG who flies airbus a320/21/30
how bout that?

LHRlocal · Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:29 am

Well, there are a few concordes knocking around not doing much......

IFlyTWA · Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:51 am

I'm in for a CV-880

Smile

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