I fucking love how they were all about sending in troops literally 15 seconds before that as if an active combat operation by US forces doesn't burn millions an hour.
I'm curious how much of that flight cost is insane proprietary maintenance procedures and what-have-you that manufacturers are charging to the US gov't at absurd margins, and how much of that is the "real" cost of flying the C-5.
Same. I'm sure the actual cost of flying, fueling, and maintaining a giant ass plane loaded with heavy military equipment is expensive as is, but it's the US military, they could upcharge a nut and a bolt for $30.
The largest, newest version of the 747 cargo aircraft has a cargo capacity of about 2/3rds that of the C5, and costs less than $20,000 per flight hour. How tf does the C5 manage to rack up that high of a bill? The military even takes shortcuts on maintainence procedures that are illegal to do on commerical aircraft to save money.
A combat aircraft that make sense for, but for just a cargo plane? Wtf?
I imagine that's why they contract air transport out whenever possible. They basically only use the C5 when they absolutely have to, like for moving tanks and helicopters because the 747 cargo hold isn't setup for stuff like that.
they don't think about any of the increased pay for soldiers, civilian contractors with danger pay, diesel, aviation fuel, petrol, parts for vehicles, replacement equipment, the newest doodads the mic wants you to use, ammunition...
Turns out relentlessly extending your firm military commitments further and further across the world might be a bad idea once you leave the rhetorical to account for the material
I fucking love how they were all about sending in troops literally 15 seconds before that as if an active combat operation by US forces doesn't burn millions an hour.
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I didn't realize it was that bad. That's genuinely disgusting
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The cost of freedom :liberalism:
The B-2 are notorious hanger Queens. The stealth coating needs constant attention.
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I'm curious how much of that flight cost is insane proprietary maintenance procedures and what-have-you that manufacturers are charging to the US gov't at absurd margins, and how much of that is the "real" cost of flying the C-5.
Same. I'm sure the actual cost of flying, fueling, and maintaining a giant ass plane loaded with heavy military equipment is expensive as is, but it's the US military, they could upcharge a nut and a bolt for $30.
The largest, newest version of the 747 cargo aircraft has a cargo capacity of about 2/3rds that of the C5, and costs less than $20,000 per flight hour. How tf does the C5 manage to rack up that high of a bill? The military even takes shortcuts on maintainence procedures that are illegal to do on commerical aircraft to save money.
A combat aircraft that make sense for, but for just a cargo plane? Wtf?
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I imagine that's why they contract air transport out whenever possible. They basically only use the C5 when they absolutely have to, like for moving tanks and helicopters because the 747 cargo hold isn't setup for stuff like that.
By 2011, US military was spending 20 billion A YEAR on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan
Imagine being that salesman. Some dumb asshole got a bag and I know in my heart they squandered it trading futures for cryptocurrencies
they don't think about any of the increased pay for soldiers, civilian contractors with danger pay, diesel, aviation fuel, petrol, parts for vehicles, replacement equipment, the newest doodads the mic wants you to use, ammunition...
Turns out relentlessly extending your firm military commitments further and further across the world might be a bad idea once you leave the rhetorical to account for the material