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Ocelot II

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2. Where are they going to get them? New airplanes of any size have to be ordered years in advance.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:08 PM

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There are a lot of used ones belonging to airlines in storage at Marana, AZ, but most of those haven't been flown in years and some don't have engines. It would take months and months and a lot of money to make them usable. Maybe the Air Force has some ancient C-130s or even DC-3s but who cares if they are actually safe? ICE Barbie can't just snap her expensively-manicured fingers and have dozens of airplanes delivered. Also, it's stupid to buy airplanes outright when they can be leased or chartered because if you own them you're responsible for all the maintenance, upkeep and storage even when you're not using them.

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