The most extraordinary classified ad – MiG-29 Russian fighting aircraft was sold using eBay auction
The MiG-29 jet fighter was sold in 2008 using classified ads/internet auction.
Seller, registered in the UK and calling themselves the representative of the company, whose partners are the Russian manufacturers of military equipment, requests for the converted military vehicles produced between 1984 and 1990, 3 million 200 thousand pounds sterling. A few months ago, when the auction began to appear the first lots of the seller, this amount corresponded to more than six million dollars, now it is less than 5 million dollars.
Sellers Company said that ex jet fighter can be rebuilt into special VIP class aircraft.
In 2004, on eBay in the United States were exposed for sale immediately, two MiG-29 fighters. The starting price of each of the lots – 3.5 million U.S. dollars.
Seller was same company – Landa Associates of Seattle (Washington), which is a mediator and representing the interests of an anonymous aircraft seller. They were reported to have been acquired in the Kyrgyz Republic and shipped to the U.S. in good condition, “as new”.
Landa Associates argued then that exhibited at auction two fighters are the only machines in the world of the MiG-29, located on private property.
MiG-29 (info)
MiG-29 is one of the best Soviet-Russian fourth generation jet fighters. It was created to gain superiority in the air in a war zone and in small distance from the front and is designed to fight enemy aircraft, troops and a cover the air strikes, aerial reconnaissance to counter the enemy day and night, in simple and bad weather conditions. In addition to the destruction of aerial targets at medium and small distances, it can also infect the mobile and fixed terrestrial and marine purposes.
MiG-29 in many cases is superior to their foreign competitors. Its maximum speed – 2450 km / h and reaches a height of 18 thousand meters. The wing has six points of the suspension of cargo.
All suspensions MiG-29 can carry bombs or other weapons air-to-earth. ” For action against ground targets aircraft can carry a bomb. Perhaps the use of guided missiles class air-to-surface supersonic anti-tank missiles. Adopted in 1982. It consists in the armed forces from 23 countries worldwide.
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