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An F-16 readies for takeoff.
Last week,Battlelandbemoaned the increasing difficulty finding cost-per-flight-hour data for U.S. military aircraft.
In a flash, longtime defense watcher – from a perch on Capitol Hill, as well as a stint at the Government Accountability Office – Winslow Wheeler piped up to say he recently sought, and got, suchdata from the Air Force comptroller’s office.
He adds that he has tried to get similar data from the Navy, without luck.What’s up with that,Admiral Kirby?
The Air Force provided Wheeler with cost-per-flight-hour for dozens of aircraft.
Here’s a sample of what it costs to keep these Air Force aircraft airborne for one hour last year (the so-called “ownership” cost-per-flight-hour, which includes modifications):
A-10CWarthog Attack Plane — $17,716
AC-130USpooky Gunship — $45,986
B-1BLancer Bomber — $57,807
B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber — $169,313
B-52HStratofortress Bomber — $69,708
C-130JHercules Cargo Plane — $14,014
C-17Globemaster Cargo Plane — $23,811
C-20B VIP Plane (Senior Pentagon Officials) — $32,212
C-32A VIP Plane (Vice President, Cabinet Officers) — $42,936
C-5BGalaxy Cargo Plane — $78,817
CV-22BOsprey Tilt-Rotor — $83,256
E-3BSentry AWACS Radar Plane — $39,587
E-4B Flying Headquarters — $163,485
F-15CEagle Fighter — $41,921
F-16CViper Fighter — $22,514
F-22ARaptor Fighter — $68,362
HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter — $24,475
KC-10AExtender Tanker — $21,170
MC-130HCombat Talon II Special Operations Plane — $32,752
MQ-1BPredator Drone — $3,679
MQ-9AReaper Drone — $4,762
RQ-4BGlobal Hawk Drone — $49,089
T-38CTalon Jet Trainer — $9,355
T-6ATexan II Turboprop Trainer — $2,235
U-2Dragon Lady Spy Plane — $30,813
UH-1N Huey Helicopter — $13,634
VC-25A Air Force One — $161,591