Viewing last 25 versions of post by Ereiam in topic Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General)

[@Commune](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5195977#post_5195977)
You overlooked that bit:
> As for how much it’ll actually cost to build that 4.5th-generation fighter, all I’ll say is this: The F-35 was pitched to Congress and the world as a way of saving money. Today, the lifetime cost of the aircraft program, including R&D, is estimated to be over $1.5 trillion. The price of a supposedly cheaper 4.5-generation plane could easily match or exceed the F-35’s flyaway cost by the time all is said and done, though hopefully any future aircraft would still manage to offer a much lower cost per hour.
kleptomage's argument was that the F-35, meant to be an economic replacement for previous fighter models, turned out to be a money sink, which it was (even operating it isn't cheap: the cost of flying it has been evaluated at $30,000 per hour).

[@Commune](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5195977#post_5195977)
You overlooked that bit:
> As for how much it’ll actually cost to build that 4.5th-generation fighter, all I’ll say is this: The F-35 was pitched to Congress and the world as a way of saving money. Today, the lifetime cost of the aircraft program, including R&D, is estimated to be over $1.5 trillion. The price of a supposedly cheaper 4.5-generation plane could easily match or exceed the F-35’s flyaway cost by the time all is said and done, though hopefully any future aircraft would still manage to offer a much lower cost per hour.
kleptomage's argument was that the F-35, meant to be an cheapconomic replacement for previous models, turned out to be a money sink, which it was (even operating it isn't cheap: the cost of flying it has been evaluated at $30,000 per hour).

[@Commune](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5195977#post_5195977)
You overlooked that bit:
> As for how much it’ll actually cost to build that 4.5th-generation fighter, all I’ll say is this: The F-35 was pitched to Congress and the world as a way of saving money. Today, the lifetime cost of the aircraft program, including R&D, is estimated to be over $1.5 trillion. The price of a supposedly cheaper 4.5-generation plane could easily match or exceed the F-35’s flyaway cost by the time all is said and done, though hopefully any future aircraft would still manage to offer a much lower cost per hour.
kleptomage's argument was that the F-35, meant to be a cheap replacement for previous models, turned out to be a money sink, which it was (even its operationg it isn't cheap: the cost of flying it has been evaluated at $30,000 per hour).

[@Commune](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5195977#post_5195977)
You overlooked that bit:
> As for how much it’ll actually cost to build that 4.5th-generation fighter, all I’ll say is this: The F-35 was pitched to Congress and the world as a way of saving money. Today, the lifetime cost of the aircraft program, including R&D, is estimated to be over $1.5 trillion. The price of a supposedly cheaper 4.5-generation plane could easily match or exceed the F-35’s flyaway cost by the time all is said and done, though hopefully any future aircraft would still manage to offer a much lower cost per hour.
kleptomage's argument was that the F-35, meant to be a cheap replacement for previous models, turned out to be a money sink, which it was (even its operation isn't cheap: the cost of flying it has been evaluated at $30,000 per hour).