World War
Posted December 16, 2009
By admin
How much does a World War 2 fighter cost?
I see World War Two fighters at air shows, etc... They are all privately owned. I was wondering, how much does one cost? I know there are less than 10 flyable P-51 Mustangs left. But some planes are much more plentiful. How much would a functioning Messerschmitt 109 sell for? I know there are companies that make full scale replicas. How much would one of those cost? Its been a dream of mine to own one. Either a F4U-1 Corsair or a ME-109. Any info on replicas, originals, or cost would be appreicated!
I found an exact replica of a ME-262 for sale for 2.5 million on www.trade-a-plane.com. But I really want an ME-109.
The Spanish built Me109Gs postwar using an hispano-suiza engine. They look identical to a "wartime" Me unless you look very closely (larger nose, and radiators in the wrong place). You can find those occasionally in Trade-a-plane.
You would have to restore a wartime Me otherwise-this will run into the millions of dollars for a fully flyable version.
Something else to consider is parts/maintenance. You've got find someone who's fully qualified on your engine to do annuals-AND you gotta scrounge to get parts. An acquaintance of mine has a P51N: Annuals run him about $7-8000. He had to zero-time his engine about 15 years ago: once he actually found someone qual'd to work on Merlins with parts: $55000. Fuel's actually not that expensive-he often gets airshow organizers to help out with that.
Finally, as far as Me's go, their flying characteristics are not great. A little known fact about the Luftwaffe was they lost more new fighterguys to accidents in the first 3 years of the war, than to enemy action. That poor downward vis, plus a narrow gear, combined with a relatively high approach speed... Personally I'd rather get either an Me-262, or a repro Fw190D.
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