I doubt it's even illegal to have an F-15. It's just that the AF owns most of them and won't sell them to you, and the manufacturers only produce them under contract and won't sell to you either.
(actually just looked it up and you can buy old jetfighters online)
Even defensive systems. I remember a long time ago the Israelis wanted to put anti-missile flares onto their airliners in case some Jihadi with a Stinger wants to blow one up, and half the world flipped their shit and threatened to ban them from their airports.
Considering brand new f15-Es run around the 138 million mark and the jet fuels it burns through is not cheap. The couple of thousand in bs Destructive Device tax stamps is probably the cheapest cost associated for a civilian to own one with the weapons.
Would the aircraft count as one DD, or would the ATF demand a stamp for every pylon?
Someone should write tech branch and ask what is the controlled part on a F15.
I doubt it's even illegal to have an F-15. It's just that the AF owns most of them and won't sell them to you, and the manufacturers only produce them under contract and won't sell to you either.
(actually just looked it up and you can buy old jetfighters online)
FAA has a thing about armed civilian aircraft. I don't remember if it came up, but I think they frown upon general weapon systems and radars as well.
A civilian bought a harrier a while back, but he was a prior serviceman who used to fly it and all weapon systems were removed
Even defensive systems. I remember a long time ago the Israelis wanted to put anti-missile flares onto their airliners in case some Jihadi with a Stinger wants to blow one up, and half the world flipped their shit and threatened to ban them from their airports.
Yeah but you have to register every AMRAAM with the ATF as a Destructive Device and pay for a $200 tax stamp. Who can afford that?
Considering brand new f15-Es run around the 138 million mark and the jet fuels it burns through is not cheap. The couple of thousand in bs Destructive Device tax stamps is probably the cheapest cost associated for a civilian to own one with the weapons.
Would the aircraft count as one DD, or would the ATF demand a stamp for every pylon? Someone should write tech branch and ask what is the controlled part on a F15.