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Your comparisons ignore engine count. The KC-46 has two engines and the CH-53K has three engines. The F-35 has one. If your single engine jet fails on a cata
by akira2501 5y ago
Your comparisons ignore engine count. The KC-46 has two engines and the CH-53K has three engines. The F-35 has one.
If your single engine jet fails on a catapult launch, you've lost that plane, and the pilot has just a few seconds to punch out and save their own lives.
- KarlKemp 5y agoI have no idea what engine count should have to do with argument: my rowboat has two engines (if my partner is coming along), yet I'm willing to part with it for below $ 150 million. It's also safer than most military helicopters and fighter jets, although I won't vouch for its behaviour in carrier catapult launches. I believe the real argument is something along the lines off "yeah, those planes are BIG compared to the F-35", plus something that accounts for the helicopter. Maybe its unit price doesn't benefit from a split-off development process before? Or its expected sales volume is even lower?