Originally Posted by
Turbine D
Neat how they have separated out the engine from the aircraft when it comes to cost divulgence. Add in the engine and total package cost is closer to $120 million. Hopefully the automobile folks won't pickup on this pricing technique.
Aye. The separation of the engine seems to be a systemic thing that goes back a few decades. Might be due to the modularity of systems, not sure.
I do know that during a mishap investigation in the 80's we were dealing with an engine replacement (in flight fire) that cost of the engine wasn't figured into the "Is it a class A, B, or C" mishap, only the cost of repairing the skin/airframe components. The engine was treated as a separate entity.
I am with you on the "they are playing games with this" angle.
The cost to get the weapons system as whole has to include the engine, since without it the thing won't fly.
