Harbor Freight Airlines....

[Rojodiablo]

So, if Harbor Frieght made/ sold planes, would you fly on one???

[DirtyLittleSecret]

Jet engine or rotary prop? Blue or orange plastics?:laugh:

[maxyedor]

They do make an airplane

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=92906&CategoryName=&SubCategoryName=

[12,000 Doors]

One of the guys at work got one of those. Shortest flight ever. He took off in a cross wind and turned upside down and flew it into the ground inside of ten feet away. HF did replace the broken tail for nothing though.

[steve45]

Assuming that it meets FAA requirements, and was in airworthy condition, I'd try it.

steve45
ATP-AMEL, CFII

[Patriot Performance]

I'll stick with riding in my mothers plane for now. I'm not sure I trust my lift to HF.

[wallythacker]

Sure, why not? Lots of other junk has been certified so why not something from HF? Maybe HF would sell it as a kit so it would be in the "experimental" class. :laugh:

[Sandy]

Who is the pilot??? :)

[Doolittle]

If HF bought there plane from say Boeing or someother.. Ok, as long as it was new. Now if HF cobbled up there plane from stuff they sell, I wouldnt even want to be around it when they fueled it up..

[zapster]

As long as it was not welded anywhere with one of these..
8738

We're all gonna die one day anyway... :laugh:




...zap

[WhiskeyDeltaBravo]

I'd rather ride my John Deere from Waco to Miami

[gnm109]

I think some people should just stay away from HF.

[Weldordie]

One of the guys at work got one of those. Shortest flight ever. He took off in a cross wind and turned upside down and flew it into the ground inside of ten feet away. HF did replace the broken tail for nothing though.

Good thing he purchased the HF warranty.

[MicroZone]

That depends on if I get to use my 20% coupon or not. :laugh:

[littlefuzz]

As long as it was not welded anywhere with one of these..
8738

We're all gonna die one day anyway... :laugh:




...zap
Nope, they'll use one of these. http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=41592 :laugh: I almost forgot the link (what a DA)

[denrep]

Would the airline be known as Harbor Fright, I mean Harbor Flite?

[bignick31985]

I'd use it once, maybe 2 times at most. And only if I was in a pinch and couldnt get another airlines ticket. :laugh:

[Diehard]

ill bet they have air brakes, hee hee hee.

[MAC702]

Of course not. But what does that really mean? I wouldn't fly in one made by General Motors, either.

[steve45]

Of course not. But what does that really mean? I wouldn't fly in one made by General Motors, either.

GM built a lot of military aircraft during WWII.

[MAC702]

Good point. I do own an excellent M-1 carbine made by GM. But this ain't our granddaddy's GM.

My other thought was that HF is a retailer, not a manufacturer. As a retailer, they sell what is selling, and that includes "made in USA" products such as Hobart Welding equipment.

So if HF sold Boeing, McDonald-Douglas, and Lockheed aircraft in addition to Airbus, and some generic brands; I'd still be asking "Which airframe?"

Would you want to buy a Lockheed L-1011 from your local US-supplied Lockheed dealer?

[Popwri]

I would if I could use my 50% off coupon.

[Rick Moran]

Funny, in one form or another, they sell just about every tool used to make a plane. Let's hope they don't start selling the $100,000 toilet seats too.

Can you just imagine how they could use their Taiwan tooling & equipment?

Leaking/kinking yellow PVC air & hydraulic hoses
Quality(?) milled engine & landing gear parts
TIG/MIG welded airframes & components
Pneumatic tire/wheels
Pop riveted skin
Duct(k) tape pressurized cabin seals
The list could go on and on.....help me here.

[Roy Hodges]

[QUOTE=MAC702]Good point. I do own an excellent M-1 carbine made by GM. But this ain't our granddaddy's GM.

My other thought was that HF is a retailer, not a manufacturer. As a retailer, they sell what is selling, and that includes "made in USA" products such as Hobart Welding equipment.

So if HF sold Boeing, McDonald-Douglas, and Lockheed aircraft in addition to Airbus, and some generic brands; I'd still be asking "Which airframe?".................................................. .....................I have flown in L-1011's, Dc-10's, and I rather fly in those ANYDAY ,instead of an airbus A-300 piece of Junk!

[Joe H]

Guys, I think if HF were selling aircraft they would be more along the lines of Cessna, not Boeing or Lockheed. LOL.

Even more likely would be U/L's.


Considering that it's gonna have to pass an FAA inspection, hell yeah I'd fly one.

[Joe H]

Check this out, you could fit these in the HF showroom.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PlV8WJ6N3nU

[ThunderRobo]

LOL yep, i bet you can.

[Knotbored]

I would have the same luck I have with tools:

The retail store would be distant from me, the sale ticket would be out of stock and the coupon I printed from internet would have be off by one letter or number from the scanned carton that is available for $30 more.
I could take the display ticket but it would come with a missing seat-belt, but they promise to replace that at other end of the flight, long after I need it.

[stevinator]

Gotta go with answer #2

[Zobman]

I would fly them!!! At least one time, life to short to worry! Live once and enjoy what you can, with what you can afford!