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.
I’m not looking for joke answers. If you have nothing useful to say then don’t say anything at all.
@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.
@Graingy Yeah I got 160 million. And about another 5 million. And that's it.
@THEOKPILOT I see.
"Has to" in the sense of "Most definitely is", not "Is not acceptable otherwise".
Funny, eh?
Do you have $160 million?
@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.
I could be a really funny bastard and recommend you the most recent model of GHF-79.
@THEOKPILOT odd how you ask for refinement despite lacking any yourself.
@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.
@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?
@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.
@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.
@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.
@THEOKPILOT Mhm.
So you're looking to make a purchase, if I'm getting this right?
@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.
@MosquitowithaMachineGun Noted
@THEOKPILOT And a fraction the safety, no doubt.
For a new plane, $70 Million to $100 Million.
@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.
@THEOKPILOT Could probably fish something out...
We don't tend to hold onto derelict airframes, is the issue. Not worth the space.
@Graingy I guess just like F-100 range. Maybe even F-86 range.
@Graingy Like avionics, cockpit fixes, landing gear, major engine repairs but not replacements. And some hydraulic repairs.
@Graingy
Aww maan
@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?
@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.
@Graingy
That clears a few things
Also when's the second funny bomb routine?