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Convair 990 for Sale?
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Wed May 17, 2006 7:58 amby cheesegrater
http://www.flyboytrader.com/boardview.c ... atCode=SAAIs this ad real? $24000 seems like a low price for a complete airliner. I hope the aircraft is going to a good home, and not the scrapyard. Convair jets are great, and I would love to see one fly.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0398472/L/
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Wed May 17, 2006 8:15 amby expat
That is scrap value, as it says, it has not flown for 14 years and the engines have been idle for 9 years.
When the Royal Air Force was scraping the Vulcan, you could by one for about $10000. English Electric Lightning was a similar price and the Blackburn Buccaneer even less as memory recalls.
Remember old aircraft never die; they become mobile phones with a catchy ring tone!! (According to a Discovery Channel program I saw a while back)
Matt
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Sun May 21, 2006 8:58 pmby cheesegrater
It says 24k is less than scrap value. It is in a lot better shape than most of the Convairs at Mojave airport. That engine run 9 years ago is probably the last 990 engine run.
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Tue May 23, 2006 1:27 pmby KurtangleTN
Wow, I hope it is saved from the scrapyard. How many of these are still left?
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Thu May 25, 2006 8:56 pmby beaky
I wonder what it would cost just to have it dismantled and trucked out of there?
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Fri May 26, 2006 11:42 pmby cheesegrater
Apparently there is a yahoo group dedicated to the preservation of this particular aircraft. It is still for sale.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Convair990/The biggest problem is not buying the aircraft but the fact that it has to be removed 30 days after the sale. This means it has to be disassembled and transported or made airworthy for a ferry flight. I don't understand why it can't stay at the airport.
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:10 pmby The Ruptured Duck
Would cost more than its worth to get airworthy
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:57 pmby KurtangleTN
Wow older, any news on this, looks like it was scrapped?
Re: Convair 990 for Sale?
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Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:55 amby cheesegrater
No news on 990 ship number 24. However, there is some news on other Convair restoration projects that are going on.
http://www.convairjet.comConvair 880 ship number 13 looks like it has the best future with The National Museum of Commercial Aviation in Atlanta being interested.
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