That was quick! With zero explanation, The World’s Most Expensive Plane™ is back in the air, despite a persistent, possibly deadly oxygen deprivation problem. How long will the $US24,000,000,000,000 fleet stay operational? Who knows! [AFP]
“$US24,000,000,000,000″…. hmmm… added a few too many zeroes there giz… the planes are about $150,000,000 each and the dev program cost about $70bil… thats less than $100,000,000,000 total (CHEAP!)
So where did the extra $23,900,000,000,000 come from?
Yes. $150 mil. Just think how many family homes that one jet could have kept from foreclosure. How many small businesses could have been kept afloat, how many public schools could have been funded for DECADES.
Yes. Let’s take that money, buy a few hundred of them against an enemy that does not exist. Whose true operational limit will never ever be tested in their lifetimes.
Rob
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 10:52 AM“$US24,000,000,000,000″….
hmmm… added a few too many zeroes there giz… the planes are about $150,000,000 each and the dev program cost about $70bil… thats less than $100,000,000,000 total (CHEAP!)
So where did the extra $23,900,000,000,000 come from?
Drew
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:12 AMI think that it might have been a bit of a joke, meaning its f’ing expensive.
Antipodean
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:40 AMOh, I don’t know, sounds about the way they actually balance their budget over there!
moloko
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:18 AMLOL Good work America, run that country into the ground some more by spending stupid amounts of money on shit jets.
Antipodean
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:42 AMI’ll bet you that they’re just doing the same bullshit they did before, you know, baffle em with bullshit, cos they can’t dazzle em with the facts!
moloko
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:09 PMHanded off some cash to some government types.
CraftyNinja
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:46 PMWhat oxygen deprivation problem? I didn’t have ANY issues when logging in my flight hours in my missions.
Clearly a conspiracy theory on steroids.
In other news, Ace Combat is AWESOME.
:P
Steve
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 4:26 PMYes. $150 mil. Just think how many family homes that one jet could have kept from foreclosure. How many small businesses could have been kept afloat, how many public schools could have been funded for DECADES.
Yes. Let’s take that money, buy a few hundred of them against an enemy that does not exist. Whose true operational limit will never ever be tested in their lifetimes.