And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
F-35 b lightning II landing vertically on the “ USS America (LhA-6)"
LL, that's not the worst of it, $28,455.00 per hour to operate according to GAO. FA-18F is about 1/3 that. I've been looking hard without success to discover the airframe lifespan after learning of the airframe time issue of the F-22 ($33,538.00/hour). not publicly available and I have chosen to not ask those who I know and would probably tell if I asked. As an aside, an A-10C is $5,944.00/hr wet and F-15C is $23,124.00/hr. you won't soon see some warbird fan cruising around in one soon.
Ask the Israelis about that. Also I believe that the Marine and AF versions have been deployed if not used for combat. Both models have passed their operation readiness milestones.
We've poured a lot of treasure into those aircraft. I hope that they can fight.
ReplyDeleteLL, that's not the worst of it, $28,455.00 per hour to operate according to GAO. FA-18F is about 1/3 that. I've been looking hard without success to discover the airframe lifespan after learning of the airframe time issue of the F-22 ($33,538.00/hour). not publicly available and I have chosen to not ask those who I know and would probably tell if I asked.
DeleteAs an aside, an A-10C is $5,944.00/hr wet and F-15C is $23,124.00/hr.
you won't soon see some warbird fan cruising around in one soon.
Doesn't matter. Hasn't even been cleared for combat.
ReplyDeleteAsk the Israelis about that. Also I believe that the Marine and AF versions have been deployed if not used for combat. Both models have passed their operation readiness milestones.
DeleteUSMC has had them on station with tic
DeleteDaughter's boyfriend is on the USS America. They just left Japan for deployment, recently.
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