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wxgeek7

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2. actually, a trillion for the 50yr life of the entire fleet

Reply to ihavenobias (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 01:43 PM

Mar 2012

Cenk makes it sound like it costs a trillion for a single jet. But according to a reuters article (below), it's actually the projected cost for the approx. 2400 aircraft fleet (i.e. for the next 50 yrs). But still, that roughly makes it a half billion each! Ouch!

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/26/us-lockheed-fighter-idUSTRE81P0RV20120226

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TYT: Trillion-Dollar Jet Wasting Your Tax $ [View all] ihavenobias Mar 2012 OP

but think of the profit margin!!! zbdent Mar 2012 #1

actually, a trillion for the 50yr life of the entire fleet wxgeek7 Mar 2012 #2

From my point of view the most effective air platform we have is the A10 tech3149 Mar 2012 #3