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Controversial Stealth Aircraft Canopy For Sale on eBay?

Posted December 29, 2011 7:52 AM

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:

Twenty-eight years ago, the United States Navy decided that it wanted a field replacement for its A-6 Intruder ground-attack aircraft. A team from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics won the contract to design the plane, which would be an all-weather, aircraft carrier-based stealth bomber, known as the A-12 Avenger II. Its first flight was planned for December 1990, but technical difficulties and cost overruns kept the team from meeting that deadline. By January 1991, in fact, the Secretary of Defense cancelled the program due to breach of contract. A legal battle between the Navy and McDonnell Douglas ensued, and continues to this day. Now, however, it's possible to own a literal "piece" of the story - a cockpit canopy reportedly made for the A-12 is for sale on eBay...

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12/29/2011 12:52 PM

An except from the article:

Anyhow, should you think that the canopy might look good in your rec room, you'd better do some serious budgeting - Kettleman has set its eBay Buy-it-Now price at US$620,238.

Christ, the government should start buying its $#it off of ebay. Thats probally a fraction of the cost.

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12/29/2011 2:02 PM

Six hundred and twenty thousand bucks...

... and he keeps it in a self-storage locker.

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12/29/2011 2:57 PM

it's probally even worst than that.........if it wasn't for the curved top........there would be things pile on top of it.

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12/30/2011 4:10 AM
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12/30/2011 10:26 AM

"I built it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime...."

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12/30/2011 11:00 AM

In the body of the linked article it tells us he bought the canopy for $2,300.

Ain't America a great place?

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12/30/2011 2:42 PM

It reminds me of the two best days in the life of a boat owner:

1) The day he buys it.

2) The day he sells it.

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