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"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote:

I've wondered why there weren't any more flying F-4's out there in civilian
hands. An article I read a while back mentioned that they are apparently
maintenance hogs with a high maintenance-to-flying hour ratio. I would
imagine that there would not be many civilian Tomcats for the same reason.
Right behind that reason is the deep gov't red tape complicating the tack of
getting one in the first place.

Marco Leon

For openers: Their operating costs approximate that of a mid-size
twin-engined airliner!

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