I was out in Hemet, CA a whoile back and watched the jet models at the RC field. Yeah, they are that expensive. A guy lost a twin jet F-4 Phantom model - over $30K.
I used to be stationed at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. They flew F-15s, SR-71s and the plane I was assigned to the KC-135. When the SR would get back in the pattern after a mission they would do a few closed pattern circuits like the F-15 boys. The SR was amazingly maneuverable. That model was pretty life like except no afterburner shock diamonds out the exhaust pipes.
