How do you manage to half bake this idea so badly? The King weeps.>context: some youtuber buys Elvis's dilapidated private jet and builds this thing larping as an RV
>>2826521The other option was scrapping it, corrosion and EPA regulation made sure it would never move on its own again.
>>2826544>EPA regulation Elvis Plane Agency?
>>2826549After the loss of the big bobber they needed to make sure the king was safe from falling out of the sky
prime example of a fuselage rv that fucks
>>2826557Gomn get a tail strike on an rv that low.
>>2826557Got that MexiCan-Do Attitude!Although it looks more like an airport bus or something than an RV.>>2826563I don't know what these words mean.
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>>2826521Do those wing roots generate lift at highway speeds?
>>2826521The whole thing's fucking retarded and ugly. There was absolutely nothing else that could be done with it, but that still doesn't make this a good idea.
>>2826842>The whole thing's fucking retarded and ugly. There was absolutely nothing else that could be done with it, but that still doesn't make this a good idea.
>>2826544The EPA is just a bonus. The FAA would make sure such antique would never fly. At best, it could have been a big awkward museum peice.
There's a QR code on the wing. Or what's left of the wing. The nub.
>>2826634it means if you go over a bump you're fucked.
>>2826857It would have a cost a fuckload that nobody was willing to spend, but couldn't it have theoretically been restored to FAA certification if money was no object?
>>2826521Should have restored it to static display, in my opinion. The CV-880 is on static. (Look up Elvis CV-880).
>>2827961Of course but that could involve removing the aircraft from its data plate and building an effectively new machine.
