$3000 of tax payers money per hour for hover practice
That of course being a fully-burdened O&S figure in line with DoD FMRs, hence the S-92-like cost. The EC145's variable cost (
$1390/hr) is still twice that of the JetRanger, but not quite into "
Mercedes-Benz" territory.
Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
Mr Robinson's order book probably won't get that massive spike such a move would see.
Robinson Sr. was always very
proud of not being seen as sucking on the government teet. (Well,
other than indirectly through the
Maverick and
Renegade programs...)
I/C