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> the US National Science Foundation even plans to fly a particle detector on an A-10 ‘Warthog’ wow I missed this the first time reading it. Are A-10s cheaper
by bengali3 11y ago
> the US National Science Foundation even plans to fly a particle detector on an A-10 ‘Warthog’
wow I missed this the first time reading it. Are A-10s cheaper to operate than a G-V? (costing at least 8,000 per hr)
- speakeron 11y ago> Are A-10s cheaper to operate than a G-V? (costing at least 8,000 per hr) Not necessarily, but they're a hell of a lot more robust. Thunderstorms are a really violent environment and no place for an executive jet.
- ericcumbee 11y agoand it looks like work has been underway to use an A-10 for just this purpose for a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Other_uses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunder...
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- bengali3 11y agofound some hourly cost of ownership data: A-10 17k per hour, G3 32K per hour. (compared to <6K for a civilian G3) http://nation.time.com/2013/04/02/costly-flight-hours/ http://nation.time.com/2013/04/02/costly-flight-hours/
- SEJeff 11y agoAnd besides, nothing says you mean business by making your appearance in an A-10. Gets them everytime.