"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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Looks like I was wrong and they've managed to get the F/A-22 costs
under
control after all.

My bad.

Key U.S. senator vows to save Lockheed F/A-22 jet
http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswi...tr1310900.html
The Air Force has agreed to buy 22 more F/A-22 fighters from Lockheed
for less than $110 million per airframe, not including the engines,
Sambur said.

So it isn't $110 million for a complete airplane after all,

"Yet". You need to add that. As the order volume increases, the unit cost
decreases. Simple concept--even you should be able to grasp it.

No Kevin, the $110 million does not include any amortization; therefore
there is no decrease in price for volume under "each" accounting. These
airplanes are costing about $220 million per airframe under current buy
numbers and will probably reach $300 million per airframe when all the
reductions in the buy are done. (160 pieces)