07-26-2007, 16:49 PM
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Apache : Operating Costs per Flying Hour (FY03 $)
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Originally Posted by MarquezRazor
The operating cost is slightly more than the F-16. I wonder whats the operating cost of an Apache..any idea?
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According to this February 2003 GAO report (pages 56-57) :
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The Apache recapitalization program, another of DOD’s pilots, integrates a number of selected upgrades that taken together are expected to achieve a 30 percent reduction in operating and support costs by 2010. Most of the Apache helicopters will be refurbished and modified to the Apache Longbow configuration. The target acquisition and designation system, the top cost driver, is a focus of these improvements along with improvements in the drive train, the rotor, and the propulsion system. The current average cost per flying hour for the Apache fleet is $3,348. The Army’s projected cost per flight hour after the modifications is $2,230.
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Last edited by Shipwreck : 07-26-2007 at 16:51 PM.
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