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We have several military jet cockpits in various stages of restoration currently located at our Bay Shore, New York, and Tucson, Arizona, yards.
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The A-7 Corsair was the staple of the Vietnam War. The attack and light bomber
workhorse has carried out combat sorties as recently as Desert Storm. Many of
these planes are still flying in foreign air forces, such as the Hellenic Air Force
of Greece. We own three fully-restored A-7D cockpits and obtained the
right to the last three A-7E’s in the U.S. suitable for restoration.
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The mighty F-4 Phantom is considered to be the all-time king of fighter
jets and was the main workhorse of the Vietnam War. The most popular fighter
jet ever built (a total of 5226 were built), many are still flying as the backbone
of foreign air forces.
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The F-14A Tomcat is the most publicly recognized fighter jet made popular by its appearance and capabilities in the movie Top Gun starring Tom Cruise. This is
an F-14A, serial # 002, which means it is the second F-14 built out of a total of 712
Tomcats. This F-14A cockpit was used for years on the Northrop Grumman Corporation production floor as an assembly trainer. We are in the process of restoring this unique cockpit which, to the best of our knowledge, is the only F-14 in private hands in the world. |
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The F-106B currently holds the world speed record for a single engine
jet fighter. This is a unique historical relic from the Cold War Era and flew
for NASA in a variety of missions until 1990. It is a tactical fighter which means
it carried a nuclear missile. Only 66 F-106B’s were ever manufactured and of
those very few survived recycling and the ground-to-air missile testing program.
The U.S. Air Force has two at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ, and we
have the third.
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The OH-58 helicopter is currently in use for observation, transport and
light attack missions. This helicopter is the military version of the world’s most
popular civilian aerial transporter, the Jet Ranger. We have two and are
negotiating a third one.
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The T-37, manufactured by Cessna, is the most popular training jet of all
time and served the U.S. military for decades until last year. Many
of them are still in use in the United States and in some foreign air forces.
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The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical airborne warning and control system platform. It provides all-weather airborne early warning and command and control functions for the carrier battle group. Additional missions include surface surveillance coordination, strike and interceptor control, search and rescue guidance and communications relay.
The Hawkeye is still widely used today and will be for years to come.
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The T-33A Shooting Star is the training version of the F-80 Shooting Star fighter. The first jet against jet air combats occurred in Korea between F-80s and MiG 15s, and although the F-80s managed to shoot down at least one MiG, the straight-winged Shooting Star was seriously outperformed by the swept-wing MiG, and so the F-80s were replaced in this theater by America's own swept-wing fighter, the F-86 Sabre. However the T-33 continued as the primary jet trainer long after the Korean war ended and left his mark on the Air Force training history.
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This McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was developed in a period of remarkable advances and creativity, as aeronautical engineers experimented with issues of supersonic flight made possible by the arrival of jet engines of ever increasing power. In 1957 an F-101 set a new world speed record of 1207 miles per hour (1942 kilometers per hour). Originally intended as an escort fighter for strategic bombers, Voodoos were no longer needed in this role when high speed, high altitude jet bombers like the B-52 Stratofortress were developed, so they were reassigned to air defense, tactical bombing and reconnaisance. As tactical bombers the F-101 was used to carry nuclear bombs, and in their air defense role they were equipped with two Genie air-to-air nuclear missiles, to allow them to destroy a fleet enemy aircraft with a single weapon.
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Our General Aviation restored cockpits and planes can be presented with military or civilian insignia.
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We own 10 missile replicas (and obtained the right for 10 more) crafted from F-15 drop-off fuel tanks which will be mounted on trailers with real missile testing equipment and real missile winglets (used for mid-flight directional changes). These missiles are a cool-looking, attention-grabbing advertising platform. |
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A collection of jet engines (including a museum "Cut-Away"),
some from early, historic Grumman jets, will be part
of the mobile presentation.
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A collections of ejection seats, pilot seats and crew seats from
various fighters and other planes of interest will be presented with
a fully-dressed mannequin strapped to the seat as part of the
mobile presentation.
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We have hundreds of fighter and attack jet parts, full flight suits, helmets, oxygen masks,
G-suits, parachutes and parachute harnesses to be used by the crew managing and
displaying the Jet Angel programs around the country.
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These one-of-a-kind jet cockpits are increasingly hard to find. Post-9/11, the government has mandated the destruction of all demilitarized fighter jet aircraft. Private citizens can now only purchase scrap pieces of these magnificent aircraft. Because of this change in government policy, we have virtually no competitors in the market. Today, all flyable F-4’s are now being fitted by the U.S. Air Force with remote control flying devices and are used for ground-to-air and air-to-air missile testing off the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida coast. Last year (based on unclassified government documents) the Air Force blew over 300 F-4’s out of the sky. This means that even small parts and instruments are no longer available.
We are constantly monitoring the availability of the few cockpits that exist here and abroad. For example, there are a few Russian-made Mig jets and cockpits, but we have hesitated to add these to our collection as they are of less interest to the public than American-made fighters. It is our intention to buy any cockpit that becomes available. We devote considerable time to networking and searching all “bone yards” and old barns where fighters may be stored. We have developed contacts in European and Middle Eastern countries that are still flying these airplanes and may have some cockpits available soon.
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