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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by cortesoft on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:54PM (#23479298)
The average American couldn't afford any airplane.
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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by ectocardia on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:27PM (#23479703)
This is exactly the sort of thinking that let Pepsi bail on a jet fighter contract in the 90s.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_v._Pepsico,_Inc.

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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by toast0 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:03PM (#23480135)
Would have been more probable it were a Navy jet, since we know Pepsi once had a large navy. ;)
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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by unchocked on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:57PM (#23480044)
You'd be surprised. There are a lot really decent planes available around $30k.

Have some fun on Trade-A-Plane.com, look at single engine piston planes.

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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by c22 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:09PM (#23480214)
Around 30k represents half of the "average" American's yearly household income.[0] Once you factor in maintenance and storage it's safe to say most Americans couldn't afford even a "cheap" plane.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...

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