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Hence why everyone thinks supersonic passenger planes are a bad idea. Lots of profitable military supersonic planes, but every existing example of a civilian su
by wongarsu 2y ago
Hence why everyone thinks supersonic passenger planes are a bad idea. Lots of profitable military supersonic planes, but every existing example of a civilian supersonic plane is only justified as a Cold War dick-measuring contest.
- fastball 2y agoHow do you measure the profitability of military aircraft?
- chii 2y agoTaxpayers willing to pay for it, and at a cost that's inclusive of the profit for the builders.
- lostlogin 2y agoWouldn’t that make the Tu-144 a success? And make every government purchase ever, successful? Could we at least limit it to choices made by elected governments?
- chii 2y ago> And make every government purchase ever, successful? yes. From the POV of the supplier, every gov't contract is going to be profitable. That's why the military industrial complex is so big, and profitable. It's why some people go into politics to extend it. Esp. in america. > How do you measure the profitability of military aircraft? what you truly meant is how to do you measure the value obtained from a purchase of a military aircraft. And scholars have studied this for centuries and not arrived at a true answer.