$36m for the LiftSystem alone?
Does this include the engine?
It would be great to be able to answer the equation,
One LiftSystem = N% of an LRIP Dave-A and R% of an LRIP Dave-C.
I suspect that N and R are currently known only to Dr. Who, JSFfan and SpazSinbad.
What we do know is that Dave-B's still the most expensive version for the weakest payload/range/weapon options. It won the 2001 Collier (
) and should be able to set loads of V/STOL records (whupping the Yak-141 FREESTYLE)... and then put it to pasture and tell the USMC to fly more -Cs. (And the FAA, too. RAF? Cs too, presumably).
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