scouserlad13 0 Posted April 3, 2009 http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories...led_318586.html A new section has been shown to the general public today. I will hopefully be flying these if i do well in my tests and interviews with the ADF that are coming up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted April 3, 2009 Can't wait to see the Brazilian ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted April 3, 2009 how can 24 F/A-18's cost 6 billion $ ? it's like 250 mil per unit... anyways, thanks for the news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 3, 2009 The press never reports things accurately. That is total program cost, including I'm sure things like some extra engines (so you can in theory have all birds flying with a couple of engines out for repair/overhaul), other parts and services, possibly weapons, training, and maybe even lifecycle costs. It's all about who's doing the accounting. The REAL number is usually referred to as "flyaway" cost, also known as plain parts and labor for the plane. For instance, the flyaway cost of the Raptor is down to under $140m now, but in the early days it was well over double that. Add in the R&D and testing and such and divide by the number of planes built and it goes up a lot more...but it's all about the accountants! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted April 4, 2009 Before you guys get stuck into them, the Aus$6 Billion reference is to to the SuperBug deal, and that's not taking into consideration the Aus$300 Million plan to convert at least half into Growlers. Wow, Bigpond news is really a no frills service these days huh? I guess what they save on details, they spend on customer service! Hahaha... ahhh... I should've been in standup. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted April 4, 2009 how can 24 F/A-18's cost 6 billion $ ?it's like 250 mil per unit... Those aren´t USD, but Aussie dollars. Btw, yesterday, one of our pilots crashed a 30 USD Hornet into an Observation Tower, at a Weapons training facility, an the Son of a Bitch dared to eject and survive!!! Seriously, we spent some time afraid of worst knowing not about him, but a sheperd found him 8km from the crash site. This is the 100th spanish pilot saved by an ejection seater (¬¬ wich means we lost a lot of aircraft in the last 55 years) and a proof of how much damage can F-18 get and keep flying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 4, 2009 Glad hes okay - now thats busting the tower! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
