An American who owns a MiG-29 isn't sure the fighter jets would help Ukraine much

[WarGamer]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/american-owns-mig-29-isnt-sure-fighter-jets-will-help-ukraine-much-rcna20424

An American who owns a MiG-29 isn't sure the fighter jets would help Ukraine much

“On a purely technical level, I don’t know how the good could outweigh the bad of bringing in those MiG-29s,” Isaacman said. “Are people thinking through the implications?”

He said the Russians could eliminate the jets from the battlefield "in a single shot."

"What a momentum swing that would be for Russia," he added. "What a morale boost it would be for them. And it’s been so publicized by now that the Russians could just be waiting for the moment those jets come across the border."

[iemanja]

1. Individuals own fighter jets?

That's insane.

[WarGamer]

2. They're "de-milled". All the weapons removed.

This dude owns the ONLY air-worthy one in the US. 4 more are owned by a company that simulates training missions and none of those are air-worthy.

With no weapons, its just a really fast Cessna

[RKP5637]

3. Interesting!!! Why would Poland even offer them. Sounds like they could be plucked right out of the

sky.

[WarGamer]

4. I wasn't sure, either.

I guess it would depend IF the Russians had the *$&^ to fly their new SU35s into battle over Ukraine

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. If those SU35's are even airworthy. nt

[WarGamer]

8. there might be maybe 3 of them... lol

[CentralMass]

9. I thought it was because the Ukrainian pilot's are familiar with the plane.

They know how to fly it.

[RKP5637]

10. Yes, same here ... but it appears the planes are no match for what Russia has according to the

article, apparently.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. There are numerous privately owned fighters in the US,

there's even an F-16 Fighting Falcon privately owned.

https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/first-privately-owned-f-16-fighter-jet-launch-1234614622/

Watch the First Privately Owned F-16 Fighter Jet Soar Across the Skies of Arizona
The jet is one of 29 Vipers that will be used to train the US Air Force.

You can even own a tank with an operational main gun, but getting ammo for the gun is a real hassle, you have to pass a very detailed background check to acquire the rounds and you better be prepared to shell out some serious money to pay for them.

[iemanja]

6. Wow

This is shocking to me.

[Thomas Hurt]

11. Restoring military vehicles including tanks is a major hobby. The local military museum...

is having their annual military history event next weekend. Sherman, half tracks, WWI tanks, are at this event, and they have a parts flea market too. Up there with the civil war reenactors.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

12. Very cool.

I really like the history behind the older military equipment, WWII, Korea and Vietnam era stuff.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

14. This is the type of Armored Dozer I operated in Vietnam,

and this is the M-9 ACE I operated in Desert Storm clearing paths through mine fields in Kuwait.



Basically a dozer on steroids.

[mitch96]

17. Yup. if you have the money...As stated no weapons... but cool as hell..

https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/gallery/fighter-jets-sale-1234622620/

Even MicroSofts's Paul Allen had one..

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29292/you-can-buy-paul-allens-mig-29-fulcrum-jet-fighter

[lagomorph777]

13. That makes sense and is consistent with what our gov't experts are saying.

What Ukraine really needs is weapons to attack artillery postions and shoot down missiles and drones.

[Igel]

15. That's great.

If the goal is to freeze the enemy's lines. And stop.

At some point you need to be able to soften behind the lines, stop resupply 40 miles away, and be able to push them back.

Otherwise we have the DNR and the LNR in the east, the ZNR and the KhNR in the south ...

It may only be a couple more inches of the salami, but eventually you run out of salami and you have the Lviv People's Republic, recognized only by Russia, up against Poland.

[lagomorph777]

16. Ukraine will need to shift to offensive (i.e. longer range) weapons.

But first priority is to stop the slaughter.