Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can
by Asdrubalini on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:11AM
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This is a trash can, not an aircraft's engine
It's still on the plane. If nobody tested it at the pressure a plane is at, and it turns out it explodes and injures the crew, that's not great.
Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can
by MagnumOpus on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:31AM
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It has been tested. It has been sold and used commercially and by the government for $300 before. This is not an example of actual costs being $50k. It is an example of massive incentives on the seller’s side to rip off the one who pays (the US pop), and no incentives on the buyer’s side to care about it.
So borrow a vaccuum chamber, throw it there and certify new company doing trash cans. It won't cost 50k
No, including profit it costs peopably somewhere around 200k for a run of 5 trash cans.
sure buddy, trashcan costing as much as building a custom car
In military aviation, including overhead amd profits? Yes.
Fun fact, if parts are around 30k they can be treated as not worthy of repair. Instead, discard them and nuy a new one.
Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can
by Asdrubalini on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:26AM
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It's just a piece of metal, how can it explode?
Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can
by Tangurena2 on Friday June 23, 2023 @01:58PM
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If it is the wrong metal, or wrong enough alloy, merely by touching the things it is in contact with can cause a galvanic reaction. Several airplanes have crashed due to damage caused by galvanic corrosion. The FAA is frequently called a "tombstone agency" because they tend to only take action after a bunch of people die.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion
Mercury versus aluminum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdYueB9pY4
In an earlier life, I shipped items requiring this particular hazmat label on packaging: https://www.safetyemporium.com/12332
I'd much rather fly on a plane that's regulated and certified out the nose than one that's not.
I'd rather live in a country that invests in people's skills and knowledge than one th t doesn't.