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Graingy Survey: What Price Range Would You Look For a Jet Fighter In?

41.4k Graingy  yesterday

Fighter Jets are expensive. Duh.

They are heavily armed aerial acrobats, marathon runners, and sprinters all in one capable of seeing thing from dozens of kilometers away and are built to kill.

That being said, not all are of the same price. Older, less advanced designs often come cheaper. Some are simply designed to be cheaper, often through compromise in capabilities such as sensors or range. Some are high-end designs that'll put a hole in your wallet almost as big as the holes they put in the enemies they face.

Should you or your organization go looking to purchase a jet, new or secondhand, what price range would you first look?

(USD for standardization reasons)

$20 Million range? $50 Million? $70 Million?

Higher still?

This information is relevant for Graingy's business, so we're quite interested.

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    41.4k Graingy

    I’m not looking for joke answers. If you have nothing useful to say then don’t say anything at all.

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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT lmao.
    Look, if I ever get around to adding late model Archfiends to the catalogue on this site I'll have to remember to tag you.

    5 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy Yeah I got 160 million. And about another 5 million. And that's it.

    6 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT I see.
    "Has to" in the sense of "Most definitely is", not "Is not acceptable otherwise".
    Funny, eh?
    Do you have $160 million?

    7 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy I was meaning that compared to my vehicles, the F-26 is more refined than I am. That also would be pretty damn funny.

    7 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    I could be a really funny bastard and recommend you the most recent model of GHF-79.

    7 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT odd how you ask for refinement despite lacking any yourself.

    7 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy I drive a car missing a door capable of going 120 miles an hour. It has to be more refined than me. And ALL my planes are masters-of-none. Miles an hour, also.

    7 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT F-26 was designed to get the highest possible speeds at the lowest price short of rocket engines. It was not a very refined design by its cancellation.
    T-27 was a cheap trainer, not a ground attack aircraft specifically. It was a master-of-none aircraft intended to familiarize pilots and ground crews with jet propulsion.
    500 what? Kph? Knots? Mph?

    7 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy I think the F-26. I was debating for the T-27, but that is a WAY better ground attack plane, not quite what I need yet. I need just a basic air defense fighter, capable of going at least 500, so I think the F-26 is perfect.

    7 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT Alright. I could send a request for derelict early Cold War models. Mostly units kept for parts.
    Probably would cost a couple million depending on exact condition. Earlier versions would go cheaper.
    T-27s Always go cheap, even fully functional. The listed price in the description is no longer accurate due to recently increased demand. One will cost around $175k USD.
    BF-10s were a budget development from many years back. It wasn't a big success so we still have a number in stock.
    F-26 Is half engines. Literally. Most of the price tag was the actually really capable propulsion. The rest of the aircraft is... less capable. We can replace the engines with something more modest if you want cheaper.

    8 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy Yeah, I guess. Or else I'm doomed. The early bird gets the worm, the late bird gets nothing. Or hopefully a bunch of old fighter jets.

    8 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT Mhm.
    So you're looking to make a purchase, if I'm getting this right?

    8 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy Oh, don't even get me started on the amount of times I ran into a building, spun out and flipped over. But it was honestly safer than most of my normal vehicles.

    9 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @MosquitowithaMachineGun Noted

    +1 9 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT And a fraction the safety, no doubt.

    9 hours ago
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    For a new plane, $70 Million to $100 Million.

    10 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy Trust me, I've worked with jankier things. Chack out my daily driver, My Rusty Chevrolet. Just slapped a super car engine in and BAM! Supercar speeds for a fraction of a supercar's cost.

    11 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @THEOKPILOT Could probably fish something out...
    We don't tend to hold onto derelict airframes, is the issue. Not worth the space.

    11 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy I guess just like F-100 range. Maybe even F-86 range.

    11 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy Like avionics, cockpit fixes, landing gear, major engine repairs but not replacements. And some hydraulic repairs.

    11 hours ago
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    5,409 SPWithLizzie

    @Graingy
    Aww maan

    11 hours ago
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    41.4k Graingy

    @SPWithLizzie They're not doing shows as of present.
    @THEOKPILOT Well... that'd depend on model. Also, Ship of Theseus. How much repair work are you willing to put in?

    11 hours ago
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    1,912 THEOKPILOT

    @Graingy From you. I am dead serious. There is some like country thing going on and I need SOMETHING to field for my army. I am well trained in fixing stuff, I just need some repairable 1950s to 1970s fighters. Whichever is cheapest.

    12 hours ago
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    5,409 SPWithLizzie

    @Graingy
    That clears a few things
    Also when's the second funny bomb routine?

    12 hours ago
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