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| siverson |
 Feb 2 2005, 05:01 PM
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I don't know anything about helicopters, but doesn't $265M each sound like a lot?!?!
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/02/02/marine....e.ap/index.html -Steve |
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| ArtechnikA |
Feb 2 2005, 05:11 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
well lessee - the article says the fleet remains in service about 50 years, which is 46 longer than the current president's term.
$6,1B / 50 is $120M/yr - or about $.50 a year for each of us. hard to get much of a helicopter ride for 50 cents. it's not like there's one helicopter that flies around the country chasing "Air Force One." they're staged at bases around the country. it's a big country - you need a few. if you think $120M is a lot for a year (which it is) add up what it costs to put on a national election to fill a vacancy... |
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siverson OT: $6.1B Feb 2 2005, 05:01 PM
iiibdsiil Great. You know what that money would do if they w... Feb 2 2005, 05:03 PM skline Fleet? How many damn choppers does he need? That i... Feb 2 2005, 05:04 PM redshift It's all to expensive, it's easy to get th... Feb 2 2005, 06:19 PM morgan DO WE REALY NEED NEW ONES, WE STILL USE THE B52
J... Feb 2 2005, 08:47 PM Cap'n Krusty <... Feb 2 2005, 09:15 PM redshift For a long while, the AF used the T-37 as a taxi, ... Feb 2 2005, 09:23 PM BigD9146gt *^#* the president! They can charter an Alaska... Feb 2 2005, 09:26 PM URY914 Just so you realize what we're talking about h... Feb 2 2005, 09:29 PM AlexO The thing is the Marines will be taking care of th... Feb 2 2005, 09:35 PM Cap'n Krusty Actually, the T 37 entered the inventory in 1955, ... Feb 2 2005, 09:35 PM BigD9146gt But the real question that needs to be answered is... Feb 2 2005, 09:51 PM vsg914 T-37s (tweety birds) are being phased out as we sp... Feb 2 2005, 10:09 PM redshift I always get things mixed up.
http... Feb 2 2005, 10:24 PM Jake Raby I have crewed an H-3 (VH-1) in HMX-1 I was attach... Feb 2 2005, 10:45 PM AlexO Wow, thanks for the post Jake. I'll have to w... Feb 8 2005, 02:30 PM J P Stein To keep this in perspective.
When Slick Willie we... Feb 8 2005, 03:10 PM dmenche914 So the prez's own party should pay for the cho... Feb 8 2005, 04:37 PM Carlitos Way What ever happened to "no politics" in the forums? Feb 8 2005, 05:17 PM morgan Just not going to go there ht... Feb 8 2005, 05:24 PM
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