Crash footage of a B-2 stealth bomber in Guam
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Blue Yonder
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Thorlifter
Captain
Henk
Master Sergeant
That sucks.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Another liberal spoon fed from the media...
Matt308
Glock Perfection
magnocain, my point is that these statistics are continually spit out by the liberal media and everybody eats them as if they are facts.
Example. Let's assume that you have an object that weighs as much as an mission loaded B-2.
336,500lbs X $875/oz X 16oz = $4,711,000,000
Even assuming the liberal statistics are going to include all of the amortized R&D costs, development costs, test validation costs, maintenance costs over the airplane lifetime and all of the bloody ground support infrastructure (shelters, hangers, equipment, etc), that is still twice as much as a B-2.
So let's look at worst case empty airframe (no fuel or weapons payload)
158,000lbs X $875/oz X 16oz = $2,212,000,000
That still is at the extreme end of the B-2 costs, again including all of the above additional items amortized over the life of the airframe.
Pretty hard stretch to make the B-2 vs gold comparison. That is why you should never trust a liberal journalist with 5th grade math.
Example. Let's assume that you have an object that weighs as much as an mission loaded B-2.
336,500lbs X $875/oz X 16oz = $4,711,000,000
Even assuming the liberal statistics are going to include all of the amortized R&D costs, development costs, test validation costs, maintenance costs over the airplane lifetime and all of the bloody ground support infrastructure (shelters, hangers, equipment, etc), that is still twice as much as a B-2.
So let's look at worst case empty airframe (no fuel or weapons payload)
158,000lbs X $875/oz X 16oz = $2,212,000,000
That still is at the extreme end of the B-2 costs, again including all of the above additional items amortized over the life of the airframe.
Pretty hard stretch to make the B-2 vs gold comparison. That is why you should never trust a liberal journalist with 5th grade math.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Consider this...
Assume there is a 10% attrition rate of the original 23 B-2s built. Depending who you believe, the B-2 may be around for the next 50 years or longer. Say over that period 3 aircraft are lost, well I think the investment in this weapons system would be considered very cost affective.
Assume there is a 10% attrition rate of the original 23 B-2s built. Depending who you believe, the B-2 may be around for the next 50 years or longer. Say over that period 3 aircraft are lost, well I think the investment in this weapons system would be considered very cost affective.
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