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Actually its not. That R&D cost translates into other programs as well. Things learned with the F-35 Are already being applied to the F-22. This is leading to lower operating cost on the F-22. (Does that get included in your aircraft/price numbers?) As Greg has noted it is disingenuous and a deliberate inflation of numbers to look at it that way. Its like including the cost of all your schooling your whole life into college including meals. Suddenly college is about $300,000 which we know isn't that expensive... Yet! LOL Could we also include the price of the education that has gone to the people working on the F-35? WE can just inflate that number to anything right? When we say a "price is separate" on a government program that is a nice way of saying "trust me, that money was going to get spent-- no matter what" Government offices don't give money back. You spend it all, or risk not getting as much next fiscal year. "better to burn through a million dollars than save a single one"For all the people who shouted that the "F-35B should be canceled, and the C bought instead" We may want to wait until the F-35C can perform as advertised first... Don't get ahead of yourselves. As of Right now the B has a lot more shipboard take offs and landings
Actually its not. That R&D cost translates into other programs as well. Things learned with the F-35 Are already being applied to the F-22. This is leading to lower operating cost on the F-22. (Does that get included in your aircraft/price numbers?) As Greg has noted it is disingenuous and a deliberate inflation of numbers to look at it that way. Its like including the cost of all your schooling your whole life into college including meals. Suddenly college is about $300,000 which we know isn't that expensive... Yet! LOL Could we also include the price of the education that has gone to the people working on the F-35? WE can just inflate that number to anything right? When we say a "price is separate" on a government program that is a nice way of saying "trust me, that money was going to get spent-- no matter what" Government offices don't give money back. You spend it all, or risk not getting as much next fiscal year. "better to burn through a million dollars than save a single one"
For all the people who shouted that the "F-35B should be canceled, and the C bought instead" We may want to wait until the F-35C can perform as advertised first... Don't get ahead of yourselves. As of Right now the B has a lot more shipboard take offs and landings
