Hay Copper! Need a plane?

[George K]

https://silodrome.com/douglas-a-4-skyhawk/

[Copper]

$995K is cheap

But that might be less than the annual maintenance cost.

[George K]

@copper said in Hay Copper! Need a plane?:

$995K is cheap

But that might be less than the annual maintenance cost.

Yeah, as I learned years ago, "Buying a horse is the cheapest part."

[Klaus]

I wonder what it costs to fly that thing for an hour.

[Copper]

Not the A4, but some expensive hourly costs


[Copper]

@klaus

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-the-4-skyhawk-ruled-the-skies-21967

Combined with its reliability, simplicity and low operating costs—only $3,000 per flight hour compared to $42,000 for an F-15—the Skyhawk remained popular as a trainer well into the 1990s. Several Skyhawks continued to be flown by private firms in the role of military trainers today.