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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by riku_iki on Thursday November 25, 2021 @10:48PM (#29347346)
> the F-16 Block 40/50, had a 49% higher CPFH at $7,000

and F-35 is probably around $30k/h

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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by sudosysgen on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:05PM (#29347393)
It's at 33k/h right now.
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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by riku_iki on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:22PM (#29347467)
So, given usually life of aircraft is around 10k hours, difference between 5k and 33k is very large: 10000*(33000-5000) = 280M
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