ebay plane

Curio · 2 Oct 2006 at 04:39

Mickey_D said:
Yup, they're not turbofan design. They're a pure jet engine. They rely strictly on the thrust of the exhaust to propel the plane, not the turbofan like everything else you see flying passengers today.

Notice there's no large ring around the front part of the engine with spinning blades? Those blades are the turbofan. It works like an enclosed propellor.

You can read all about it here

Amazing the difference it makes. I lived a couple of miles from a major airport for nearly 20 years and I remember the house shaking every couple of minutes when I was younger. The only time that happened in recent years was when Concorde went up - the rest of the time now you mainly just hear the gentle purring of an RB211 going over.

Actually, Aer Lingus insisted on using the old 737's for ages - I remember up until fairly recently one would come screaming over with a very visible black smokey trail behind the engines, smelling up the place :eek:

Always made me smile...

The Pat · 2 Oct 2006 at 05:20

Hmmmm the auction ends on my birthday, just a hint so you people know what to get me.

Droolinggimp · 2 Oct 2006 at 05:39

Whats the MPG on that thing? Me and my missus are cutting on fuel bills. We just got a Focus diesel. Just wondering if this might prove cheaper.

dannyjo22 · 2 Oct 2006 at 06:55

Cheap Interior fit too, otherwise I may have considered it.

Spacky · 2 Oct 2006 at 08:00

Not sure if it will fit on the drive and taking it to Tesco's could be a bit of a problem. I'd repaint it like airforce one but sods law it would get IED'ed

Charlie Bravo · 2 Oct 2006 at 10:46

You can't beat the sound of a JT8D. Last UK airline to operate 200's is European Air Charter from Bournemouth.

Did any of you guys ever see Ryanairs hushkitted 200's? Looked very bizarre.

DJammyRasta · 2 Oct 2006 at 10:52

Spacky said:
Not sure if it will fit on the drive and taking it to Tesco's could be a bit of a problem. I'd repaint it like airforce one but sods law it would get IED'ed

at least you wouldn't run out of space in the boot to put ** shopping

unwashed potato! · 2 Oct 2006 at 10:56

im curois, how much would ebay make for this sale?

Efour · 2 Oct 2006 at 11:10

Surely the postage would be included as Air mail?

Magic_x_uk · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:50

usually things like this get a agreed price from ebay before it is listed.

Adz · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:01

Scuzi said:
Bad purchase TBH. Especially for that price.
I still love the sound of them though

What would you buy for similar money? Serious question, I've always fancied a private jet

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Charlie Bravo · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:49

Adz said:
What would you buy for similar money? Serious question, I've always fancied a private jet .

Depends what you want out of it....

Size, Range, Costs etc

You wouldn't get anything new for that money.