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USAF Fleet Wearing Down

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  • 11-05-2007 1:12am
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    Steyr
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    And an A-10 costs $7Million. Oh and they have 356 of them!



    USAF.


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    Nuttzz
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    no the replacement wings cost $7m per plane.....


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    Judt
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    Each one costs about $10 million off the shelf. And that's what happens when you use these things - interestingly I read an article about the US using simulators for Strykers (MOWAG's with a funny name, to us), because it costs $25 per mile to operate one.

    Like we keep saying in all these "Let's buy a..." threads, it's the cost of keeping 'em that screws you over. The A-10 is a nice piece of kit, and you see that from all the wear they're getting. But not for us, so settle down ;)


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    OS119
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    Steyr wrote:
    And an A-10 costs $7Million. Oh and they have 356 of them!
    USAF.

    regardless of their original cost, they are no longer being built - and haven't been for many years - and no one is selling them.

    so they don't cost $7millionUS, or $10millionUS, or indeed $50million US, because they aren't for sale.

    i assume you've never tried buying something that isn't for sale, not only is it a waste of time and energy, it makes you look a bit of a tit as well.


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    BostonB
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    Semantics, they have a $ value.


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    Clare gunner
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    Err
    3 millionUSD will get you an End of Life airframe,with the engines and avionics
    ,No 20 mm Vulcan cannon or any other intresting bits with it mind.:(
    But you got a real "Chick Puller"private aircraft...Pity u cant put said Chick in the back and take her for a flight.:(
    Now have you got about 1.5 million USD a year for maintenance,[by ex USAF flite crews proably]parts,insurance,airworthiness tests etc??


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