Omega417 Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 It looks loke Boeing still has some Phantom Ejection Seats in the back room. On another topic, will anyone lend me $11,000? https://www.boeingstore.com/collections/home-markdowns/products/f-4-phantom-ejection-seat-1 2
Manhorne Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I have a Phantom H7 ejection seat sitting in my office. I only paid $2500 for mine. What Boeing is asking is about twice what it is really worth IMHO... It was 95% complete when I got it. Took me about 3 years to find the few pieces that were missing. They have gotten expensive due to the fact that the bone yard stopped releasing surplus parts to civilians from the Phantoms and everything is destroyed now days 2
Omega417 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Manhorne said: I have a Phantom H7 ejection seat sitting in my office. I only paid $2500 for mine. What Boeing is asking is about twice what it is really worth IMHO... It was 95% complete when I got it. Took me about 3 years to find the few pieces that were missing. They have gotten expensive due to the fact that the bone yard stopped releasing surplus parts to civilians from the Phantoms and everything is destroyed now days Where does one look to find stuff like this? I can never find anything at all when I look. 1
Manhorne Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 24 minutes ago, Omega417 said: Where does one look to find stuff like this? I can never find anything at all when I look. There are collector groups on FaceBook that are just aviation collectors. I got lucky in getting mine. It was listed on an auction site and I was able to get a deal on it...I am restoring an instrument panel for an F-4C Phantom right now and that is becoming an expensive endeavor because it seems its a popular hobby right now and the Phantom is a popular aircraft and parts are getting scares.... But when you join groups online you meet people and there are many that have helped me out finding stuff. It can be a fun hobby but also draining on the wallet too... 1
Omega417 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 14 hours ago, Manhorne said: There are collector groups on FaceBook that are just aviation collectors I will have to start trawling through FaceBook then, I could use some stuff like that.
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