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Old March 22nd 11, 04:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 9:19*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 22, 7:26*am, 150flivver wrote:

Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


It looks like DG is into the US taxpayer for 4655 euro per year in
maintenance fees alone...


Almost certainly the cheapest flying hardware they have. My take is
I'd rather have the air-force guys flying gliders than anything with
an engine in it.

Mike