A rare warbird straight from NASA

4RG.I.'S · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:40 pm

Not mine, found it on an auction website today, a Lockheed Quietstar! Right from Dryden Flight Center. Surely some WIXer would want it. How cool would this be painted like a Vietnam bird?

It's here: http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/auci ... CI15028601

eagle21 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:59 pm

4RG.I.'S wrote:

Not mine, found it on an auction website today, a Lockheed Quietstar! Right from Dryden Flight Center. Surely some WIXer would want it. How cool would this be painted like a Vietnam bird?

It's here: http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/auci ... CI15028601

I got to see this one (or one like it) at Edwards one day. It is as small and quiet as people say it is. Neat little airplane, wish I was rich.

JMC

4RG.I.'S · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:18 am

From what I've read this was the only one at Dryden, used for noise research with helicopters. It's one of 11 making it a pretty rare warbird as well. Rich?... For a complete and operational 2 place single piston engine aircraft, $10,000 seems pretty low (the current reserve with NO bids!). Not something I have the means to do either but I really hope someone on WIX saves her, it would be awesome to learn about it. I was looking for more info on it, the operational manual from NASA is out there, really cool info in it.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Not the reserve, just the starting bid.

camshaw · **Posted:** Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:02 am

my buddy services this plane at edwards, I told him it was upfor sale, he laughed and said, that piece of junk!...lol....it would be lucky if it would hit 100mph!....thought that was funny

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