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CaptainCrunch · 03-11-2011, 01:15 PM

As an aside when the CF-18 was purchased in 78 ( I think) it was built for a cost of $35 million per copy in 1978 dollars when the Canadian dollar was probably lower then the American dollar, we also bought 120 of them. So the initial purchase of just the air craft without the maintenance contracts etc was about $4.20 billion in 1978 dollars.

Even if the jets that we get do cost the estimated 75 million and we purchase 65 as schedules it comes to $4,8 billion dollars in todays dollars.

not including maintenance contracts and training.

03-11-2011, 01:15 PM	#74
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	As an aside when the CF-18 was purchased in 78 ( I think) it was built for a cost of $35 million per copy in 1978 dollars when the Canadian dollar was probably lower then the American dollar, we also bought 120 of them. So the initial purchase of just the air craft without the maintenance contracts etc was about $4.20 billion in 1978 dollars. Even if the jets that we get do cost the estimated 75 million and we purchase 65 as schedules it comes to $4,8 billion dollars in todays dollars. not including maintenance contracts and training. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!