On Sat, 28 May 2005 17:36:28 +0100, "Chris"
wrote:

(Can you imagine a $40,000 L-4? I wonder what the army paid for that
bird, about $1,800?)

More like $200k bearing in mind the way the system works

A P-40 cost less than $200,000 in 1943. The airframe cost as I recall
was $89,000 (less engine, guns, radios).

The first Cubs used by the U.S. Army were provided at no charge by the
Piper company--the pilots included!


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