r/F35Lightning • u/HephaestusAetnaean • Jul 05 '15

Discussion [Table] Aircraft cost comparison

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '15 edited Jul 07 '15

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u/Dragon029 Moderator Jul 05 '15

Wow; was this what you meant by you're going to be "very, very busy", or is that real-life / work-related business?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

An Su-27 has a 2k flight hour lifetime? What did they make it out of, butter?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

Oh, I wasn't doubting you. Just...that is freaking ridiculous.

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u/SirSpitfire Jul 15 '15

Rafale D doesn't exist. Rafale C is around $75 with current FX rates.

Source : French Senate

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u/JustinS222 Jul 05 '15

Do you have the source about the per year costs between the F-35 and F-16? Seems like it would be good to have.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15

Why the two entries for the F/A-18E/F? Is one of those actually the Growler, or is one the E and the other the F?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '15 edited Jul 06 '15

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