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).

 

[loreng59]

It has been a bit over 5 years, but I thought I would try to revive this thread

Soviet Aircraft

1941.

Aircraft/plant/price (in Rubles)

LaGG-3 (M-105P) with TB-23 without ground equipment. 21 228,000
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with BS without ground equipment. 21 196,500
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with TB-23 without ground equipment. 23 310,000
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with BS without ground equipment. 21 278,500
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with TB-23 without ground equipment. 31 248,000
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with BS without ground equipment. 21 216,500
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with TB-23 without ground equipment. 153 350,000
LaGG-3 (M-105P) with BS without ground equipment. 21 318,500
MiG-3 (AM-35A) without ground equipment. 1 158,000
Yak-1 (M1-5P) without packaging 292 208,000
Yak-1 (M1-5P) 301 325,000
Yak-4 (2M-105) 81 460,000
Su-2 (M-88-89) 207 450,000
Su-2 (M-88-89) 135 335,000
UTI-4 (M-25V) without ground equipment. 21 55,000
UTI-4 (M-25V) without ground equipment. 153 80,000
UTI-4 (M-25V) without ground equipment. 458 100,000
UT-2 (M-11) without electrification 47 45,000
UT-2 (M-11) without electrification 116 100,000
UT-2 (M-11) without electrification,
radio and gas starter 387 30,000
S-2 (M-11) 387 45,000
DB-3F (2M-88) 18 310,000
DB-3F (2M-88) 126 800,000
Pe-2 (2M-105) 39 485,000
Pe-2 (2M-105) 124 670,000
Pe-2 (2M-105) 125 700,000
Il-2 (Am-35A) with TB-23 380 700,000
Il-2 (Am-35A) with turret. SHVAK 381 371,500
Il-2 (Am-35A) with TB-23 18 350,000
Il-2 (Am-35A) with turret. ShVAK 18 286,500
PS-84 (2M-62) 84 650,000
Ar-2 (2M-105) 22 340,000
TB-7 (4M-40) 124 380,0000

 

[loreng59]

Soviet 1941 aircraft engines

Factory/Engine Type/cost (rubles)
19 motor M-25V 3,200
19 -"- M-62 -"- 46,000
19 -"- M-62IR -"- Disagreements:

24 -"- AM-35A -"- 61,000
24 -"- AM-38 -"- 61,500
24 -"- GAM-34BS -"- 51,000
16 -"- M-105R -"- 70,000
26 -"- M-105R -"- 45,000
27 -"- M-105R -"- Disagreements:

384 -"- M-105R -"- 82,000
26 -"- M-105P -"- 47,000
234 -"- M-105P -"- Disagreements:

26 -"- M-107 -"- 74,000
154 -"- M-11 -"- 10,000
29 -"- M-88B -"- 54,000
82 -"- M-30 -"- 230,000
19 Synchronizer S-2K -"- 500
19 -"- S-3K -"- 1,000
24 -"- S-3K -"- 780
26 -"- S-3K -"- 780
29 -"- S-3K -"- 780

 

[loreng59]

Soviet Aircraft 1943

Aircraft/Project selling price NKAP/Reported cost Q1/Q2 (in rubles)
La-5 110,000 116,120 105,950
Yak-1 93,000 94,590 94,170
Yak-7 200.0 307,350 224,240
Yak-7 123,000 110,250 103,810
Yak-9 123,000 134,930 127,340
U-2 26,000 25,950 24,150
UT-2 55,000 58,600* -
Il-2 152,000 149,380 147,880
Il-2 162,000 157,220 152,540
Il-2 175,000 180,920 176,490
Il-4 360,000 383,960 395,270
Li-2 424,000 414,060 382,720
Pe-2 273,000 276,800 260,030

 

[loreng59]

"Prime cost of important products of the People's Commissariat of Aircraft Production"

Item Factory Prime in thousands cost during % change in May

June 1941 1st quarter 1942 May 1942 Compared to June 1941 Compared to 1st quarter 1942

Aircraft

PE-2 #22 455.9 406.3 - - -

PE-2 #39 577.1 524.0 462.6 -19.8 -12.0

IL-4 #126 1148.0 479.0 409.4 -64.4 -14.5

IL-2 #18 308.5 214.5 208.0 -32.6 -3.0

PS-84 #84 569.1 574.3 531.0 -6.5 -7.5

LAGG-3 #21 265.5 154.3 118.9 -55.0 -23.9

YaK-1 #292 188.7 112.0 93.8 -50.5 -16.2

UT-2 #47 34.5 40.0 40.8 +9.0 +1.0

U-2 #387 29.6 26.9 23.2 -21.8 -14.0

Engines

M105R #16 71.7 77.3 - - -

M82 #19 157.7 82.0 73.8 -53.2 -10.0

M62IR #19 56.8 45.0 44.9 -21.0 -0.2

AM38 #24 60.5 87.0 54.1 -10.5 -37.8

M105P #26 43.4 67.7 51.0 +9.0 -24.4

M88 #29 52.2 53.5 49.5 -5.2 -7.5

M11 #154 11.1 11.0 9.9 -11.0 -10.0

 

[bf109xxl]

Soviet 1941 aircraft engines

Factory/Engine Type/cost (rubles)
19 motor M-25V 3,200

It must be an order of magnitude greater.

 

[loreng59]

It must be an order of magnitude greater.

I don't think so since that was used on the I-16 only

 

[loreng59]

Soviet Aircraft Engines 1943
Motors/Project selling price NKAP/Reported cost Q1/Q2 (in rubles)

M-105PF 60.0 56.47 -
M-82F 58.0 59.59 53.67
M-82FN 70.0 - -
AM-38F 55.0 53.59 51.22
M-105PF 45.0 44.15 40.96
M-88B 55.0 52.81 44.40
M-88F 58.0 52.81 44.40
AM-38; 38F 85.0 88.37 86.34
M-11D 25.0 29.60 28.26
M-11D 9.0 8.90 8.81
M-105PF 75.0 73.88 72.04 There

 

[bf109xxl]

I don't think so since that was used on the I-16 only

Do you think that the M-11 with 100 hp can cost three (!!!) times more than the M-25V with 775 hp? And that the further development of the M-25 in the form of the M-62 could cost 15 (!!!) times more than the M-25V? Sorry, but that's not serious. The M-63 was also used on the I-16 only (prototypes are beyond the consideration). And what?

 

[bf109xxl]

(in rubles)

In thousands of rubles