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Old 06-25-2007, 10:26 AM   #73 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by VarSity View Post
Im not sure of the economics of weapon systems but I don't think it works like buying a freezer out of Dixon's. Surely they build to order so the costs wont change much. Other than spreading some of the R+D costs over more units.
It eventually becomes cheaper to produce parts, once the tech becomes old, and more standard-issue, that's pretty much a law when it comes to any type of technology, Aviation or not.
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