Hay Copper! Need a plane?
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 22:04 last edited by
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 23:05 last edited by
$995K is cheap
But that might be less than the annual maintenance cost.
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 23:07 last edited by
@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."
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 23:42 last edited by
I wonder what it costs to fly that thing for an hour.
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 23:50 last edited by
Not the A4, but some expensive hourly costs
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wrote on 29 Nov 2021, 23:51 last edited by Copper
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.