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The current owner will agree to assemble the aircraft and make it airworthy, with your choice of paint, for a cool $9 million. Story Tools RELATED 30 Jet listing on eBay external link YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS eBay Incorporated Electronic Commerce Activate or 31 Create your own 32 Manage alerts | 33 What is this? NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) -- You can now have your very own Navy F/A-18A Hornet jet fighter -- but some assembly may be required. The price for the jet, which formerly belonged to the Navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team, is just over $1 million on the auction firm eBay, or about $9 million for a buyer who wants it assembled, painted and certified ready-to-fly. An F/A-18 in 1997 cost the military $28 million, according to the Blue Angels' official Web site. Mike Landa, of Landa and Associates, the Washington state brokerage that has listed the fighter on the Internet auction service, told The Virginian-Pilot that the jet is in parts and came out of military service in 1994. Landa wouldn't identify the owner, but said he came by it legally. They wanted to know "what are you selling here," he said. The jet's model can fly about 1,400 mph and climb 30,000 feet in a minute. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Story Tools 35 Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time!
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