There is an unfouded perception that legacy jets are 'cheap'
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Cost per flying hour as general Bogdan mentioned in the Netherlands, house of parliament, is actually lower than $24,000 per flying hour, $23,900 per flying hour.
The general either compared cost per flying either with US F16 C/D’s (200-240 flying hours?).
As well he mentioned a expected price of a F35A in 2020.
Flying cost per hour of a Dutch and Belgium F16MLU is €20,000 = $ 26,230 per flying hour (180 flying hours)
Till 2015, cost per flying hour of a Dutch F16MLU will stay the same.
After 2015, every year a raise of €10 million per year, till 2020. After 2020 a steep raise till 2027.
Compared: in case a possible cost per flying hour of a F35A
F35: $23,900
o F16 C/D: $21,500
o F16 MLU: €20,000 = $26,230 / 180 flying hours (till 2015)
o Gripen E: CHF24,242 = $26,111.52 / 180 flying hours
Foreign comparisons, more expensive per flying hour (percentage)
- F16 MLU: $2,330 > + 9.74% (till 2015)
- Gripen E: $2,211,52 > + 9.25%
Note figures:
- F35A: US circumstances and calculation
- F16C/D: US circumstances and calculation
- F16 MLU: Dutch & Belgium circumstances and calculations
- Gripen E: Swiss circumstances and calculation by the Swiss
* Based on rates: april 20, 2013
@ EM
EM -
from what I saw on F16.net
LO-And there's your problem right there, squire.
don't worry LO says the same about the SLD interviews with the pilots and planners, infact anyone who knows what's going on..there are a few die hards on the forums and press..though it seems avweek have decided to change paths and have dropped the Sweetman style rubbish they were posting