Unit Cost of Various Aircraft

[kitplane01]

You named your file as "Aircraft Prices", but it include almost anything, from submarines to Carriers, That would become a pretty source if you can add small arms, artillery, Throwing weapons, Trench warfare systems and equipment, medicines, clothing and ...

Give me data .. I'll add.

 

[kitplane01]

price italian aircraft ordered in 1941
Breda Ba.25, 92,000 lit (italian lire)
Macchi C.200, in average 411,728 lit (they were ordered in different block at 3 different firm)
Macchi C.202, in average 509,450 lit (as above)
Reggiane Re.2000, 701,043 lit (small block, 12)
Reggiane Re.2001, 350,486 lit (two order to 2 different firm)
Sai 207, 293,833
Nardi FN.305, in average 225,034 lit (3 block)
Nardi FN.315, in average 167,923 lit (2 order to 2 firm)
Fiat G.50/B, in average 332,843 lit (2 block)
Fiat G.50 Bis, in average 397,989 lit (3 block to 2 firm)
Fiat CR-30/B, 206,400 lit
Fiat C.R. 42 (C.N.), 299,200 lit
Fiat C.R. 42 (B.a.), in average 325,672 lit (2 block)
Fiat C.R. 42, 342,003 lit
Fiat B.R. 20/M 1,085,866 lit (3 block)
Fiat R.S.14, 870,000 lit
Fiat C.5, 228,802 lit
Fiat G.12, 2,302,960 lit (2 block)
Siai S.M.87 2,460,000 lit (small block, 4)
Siai S.M.84&Bis 960,005 lit
Siai S.M. 84 Bis, 1,043,274 lit
Siai S.M.79, in average 762,184 lit (11 block to 3 firm)
Siai S.M.82, in average 1,318,974 lit (2 block)
Siai S.M.75/T, 1,528,395 lit
Caproni 309, in average 294,522 lit (2 block)
Caproni 311, in average 475,433 lit (2 block to 2 firm)
Caproni 314, 4,008,429 lit, i suppose there is a misprint
Caproni 314/S, 595,116 lit (small block, 4)
Caproni 313, 601,670 lit
Caproni 313/S, 482,810 lit (one plane)
Caproni 164, 49,416 lit
AVIA FL.3, in average 49,155 lit (5 block to 2 firm)
Saiman 200, in average 94,232 lit (3 block to 2 firm)
Saiman 202, in average 86,801 lit (6 block to 3 firm)
IMAM Ro.63, 183,333 lit (small block, 6)
IMAM Ro.41/B, 102,333 lit (2 block to 2 firm)
IMAM Ro.43, 312,000 lit
Piaggio 108/B, in average 3,016,733 (2 block, 12 planes)
CRDA Z.1007 Bis, in average 1,192,180 lit (5 block to 2 firm)
CRDA Z.1018/L, 1,130,000 lit (small block, 10)
CRDA Z.1018/L, 518,000 lit (block later cancelled, 100)
CRDA Z.501, in average 443,176 lit (5 block to 2 firm)
CRDA Z.506, in average 1,368,352 lit (5 block to 2 firm)

Love all the data, but where is it from?

 

[kitplane01]

Percival Provost - $60,000 in 1954.
Avro Vulcan - $4,800,000 in 1956.

Love the numbers .. can I get a source? Please??

 

[Vincenzo]

Love all the data, but where is it from?

La Regia Aeronautica volume II 1941

 

[kitplane01]

Would love even more data .. can anyone offer me more prices?

 

[Graeme]

Love the numbers .. can I get a source? Please??

Sure. They and the XB-70 figure came from Robert F. Dorr's rather fun book - ''365 Aircraft You Must Fly" - Zenith Press 2015.
Are you interested in civilian aircraft prices - or just military?

 

[Graeme]

Are you interested in civilian aircraft prices - or just military?

For example....

 

[33k in the air]

You can find the approximate flyaway cost per production aircraft for USAF fighters and bombers in the following documents:

Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems - Volume I - Post-World War II Fighters 1945–1973
Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems - Volume II - Post-World War II Bombers 1945–1973

 

[kitplane01]

Much thanks so far. Want more data!

Current file ...

 

[kitplane01]

For example....

View attachment 620577

I added the bizjets. Thanks.

Now if I could get some british prices (any time, any vehicle)

 

[Zipper730]

Beautiful machine - but expensive.
One source says $750,000,000 each.

The B-70 program was to cost around $1.5 billion ($1.85 billion if the XF-108 was factored in), of which there were to be 1 x XB-70, and 11 x YB-70 aircraft built prior to the 250 projected aircraft: Based on the number of prototypes to R&D costs, that would be $125,000,000 a plane. With costs of aircraft going down with time, I figure that could probably drop fairly quickly to around $75-80 million, and from there to around $60-70 million.

From a book about the B-58 (ISBN-13: 978-0692478813) written by a bombardier-navigator named George Holt, Jr. (USAF, Col, Ret), the cost of the B-58 was approximately $33.21 million as of a report dated September 30, 1960. The B-52 at the same time was listed as $13.51 million (the most common costs I've seen for the B-58 were usually around $12.4 million, so I don't believe he was lying about these figures since he was a strong B-58 proponent).

This would mean that the B-70 would cost around 9.25 times more than the B-52 off the bat (3.76 times the B-58), decreasing to around 5.92-5.55 times (2.41-2.26 times the B-58), and then to 5.18-4.44 times (2.11 - 1.81 times the B-58).

Ultimately there were only 2 x XB-70's (there was to be a third prototype, which was part-way assembled).