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HogDriver44
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Just a heads-up: One of the SU-27 Flankers at Pride Aircraft in Rockford, IL will be on public display at the Rockford Airfest 2009 this weekend. The guys are towing it over to the display area this morning (Friday, 21 Aug) at 0930.

Link: Rockford Airfest 2009. Be there!

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*wiping drool*

I'll be at Selfridge, rats!

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richkolasa wrote:
*wiping drool*

I'll be at Selfridge, rats!

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Haha, me too. I was tempted to try and make it out to Rockford but that's not going to happen...

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So how do you get people to stare, point, and smile at you, as you move a 15-ton jet fighter a mile and a half across the airport, you ask?
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You tow it with a Chevy Suburban:
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"Honest, officer, I have a permit for this oversize trailer..."
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(...or maybe you have a better caption...)

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...For the third pic, "Gee, honey, it just followed me home!" :wink:

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....I think we are about to experience some SERIOUS road rage from the tailgater!"

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i probably just missed it, but, have the SU-27 been flown yet, thanks for the pics. don't forget to take the chevy down and get the transmission serviced after tow. :wink:
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i probably just missed it, but, have the SU-27 been flown yet, thanks for the pics. don't forget to take the chevy down and get the transmission serviced after tow. :wink:


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I finally got to see the SU-27 today, and dang they are bigger than I thought. Pictures don't do them justice.
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any word lately on the SU-27? thanks
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HogDriver44
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tex-fan wrote:
any word lately on the SU-27? thanks


They have both been sold. They left Rockford, IL in mid-June. That's about all I can say.

We sure miss 'em, but they now have about the best life that could be expected for planes of that type.

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262crew
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HogDriver44 wrote:
tex-fan wrote:
any word lately on the SU-27? thanks


They have both been sold. They left Rockford, IL in mid-June. That's about all I can say.

We sure miss 'em, but they now have about the best life that could be expected for planes of that type.

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USAF, or USN?

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262crew wrote:

USAF, or USN?


To reiterate:

See my previous answer above. That's all I can give you. Sorry.

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