Thinking of picking this up for my LA-SF commute

Most T38s have been decommissioned. Their main spar has been sawed through. Those spars are NOT available. Good luck getting one of them in flyable condition.

Art

 

Probably the Cirrus SF50

 

LA to SF just get a Cirrus.

Yes, you can fly out of SMO. I do all the time.

 

If you need something to build at home, here is the Sonex SubSonex Jet (now flying):



First flight: First Customer-Built SubSonex Jet Flies - Press Releases

Cruise: 240+ mph TAS(!!!)

Sonex -- The Sport Aircraft Reality Check!

 

Yep! They make the compisites for it around GFK. $2M though is a bit of a ball buster for somethng like that.

 

iran has a few extra F14 tomcats

 

I doubt if they have any which are "extra"-- they either fly them, or they are parts.

 

you can always rent, sort of
Rent a MiG-29 jet fighter in Russia for $18,000 | BGR

 

Here are prices for the Lancair Evolution, if you are interested:


They come from this article: We Fly: Lancair Evolution | Flying Magazine

 

I'm probably the only person who has sat in a Mig 29 on this forum. 1989 first time in North America, the soviets demoed two Mig 29's at my local airshow. It was very cool, after the demo flights, they had them on static display and let people tour the cockpits. The Russians did our show for a few years after. At the 89 show the Russians let a F18 pilot from Canada fly the two seat mig.

 

Doesn't that describe the Czech Aero L-39? At least with drop tanks... ~160gph a bit of a bummer but otherwise fits your spec exactly. Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros | L-39 Enthusiasts
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The Talon and Viper are two of the most beautiful military airplanes ever designed. The L-39 is still the "chubby girlfriend" if you ask me...probably okay to ride but not that pretty.