Folks,
You don't have to try too hard, on broker's web sites, to find B737-300, with some times remaining, for somewhere between US$1-1.5M --- but they are pax. aircraft, not freighters.
The freight door conversion costs more the above airframe, and as in everything to do with aircraft, the capital cost of the equipment is only a small part of the deal in running any aircraft.
At present prices, in this category, the ideal cargo conversion is to a high gross weight B737-400. The costs of RVSM compliance, RNP ability and providing ADS-B out are not inconsiderable costs, certainly not small change.
I noticed mention of the Hercules, these are L-382G models being used, what you can use them for, versus a B737-anythingC, are very different markets. You can take a Herc. to places where a B737 is out of the question, but there is a cost $$. For truck-bed loads you need a truck with wings.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 27th Jul 2013 at 07:36.