So I was reading the USAF budget and this was what I found on page f-5 of the Aircraft Appropriation
18. CIVIL AIR PATROL Aircraft
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013
Cost ($ M) 10.152 6.235 2.435 2 .470 2.493 2.539 2.593
FY 2009 Program Justification
Award the production contract for 5 Cessna 182T's. This Cesna 182T is a four seat fixed-wing single engine aircraft equipped with satellite digital imaging systems, automatic direction finder, emergency locator transmitter, fm radio, camera port window, ground power unit, and crew training.
Here is the link
http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080204-081.pdf (http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080204-081.pdf)
Quote from: wingnut55 on January 30, 2009, 12:33:26 AM
So I was reading the USAF budget and this was what I found on page f-5 of the Aircraft Appropriation
18. CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C 10.2 (2007) 6.2 (2008) 2.4 (2009)
Let's see that is maybe 3 aircraft
I don't know where you're buying yours, but if you think a 182 costs $800K, I've got one to sell you.
List, without CAP mods, paint scheme, etc., is about $360-400k each. I would like to believe that the single largest
customer of Cessna does not pay list, regardless, but no one would in this in this economy.
Weren't we going to begin zero-houring our current fleet as opposed to buying new?
Oh sorry
I edited my first entry, it comes to $480,000 per aircraft