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Old 10th Oct 2014, 12:17
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To be correct, I think the Marine 10 per cent STOVL thing has more to do with O&S costs than fuel burn. The lift system is expensive (the B costs $13 million more than the A, URF in 2012 dollars, average across production) and cycles twice per STOVL operation, and some parts (the clutch for instance) have life limits shorter than the engine overhaul cycle.
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