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2018-10-18 Government

Florida airbase damage deals a costly blow to the F-22

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Posted by 3dc 2018-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 89 miles from Eglin AFB.
So that's 20 units that won't need maintenance.
Back to manufacturing for 'reconditioning'.
Somebody's maint budget is gonna have a surplus.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-18 00:46|| 2018-10-18 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 I have a feeling that these planes were hit by hurricane obama and his canpoint drama prior to this one.
They will probably continue to be cannibalized or a few repaired.... but their maintenance was more than questionable at this point. As with everything under obama, this base was nothing special to him either. Most of this equipment is overseas continuing obamas meat grinder until we can exit stage RIGHT.

Posted by newc 2018-10-18 01:17|| 2018-10-18 01:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder if Mad Dog Mattis will chime in. He is SecDef isn't he? Maybe he can Blame it on Trump in a NYT or 60 minutes interview.

Posted by jpal 2018-10-18 13:19|| 2018-10-18 13:19|| Front Page Top

#4 So 20 flatbed trucks couldn’t be found in the entire federal inventory, let alone private sources, to drive them out of the storm path?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2018-10-18 13:22|| 2018-10-18 13:22|| Front Page Top

#5 I want to know why a base that was supposed to be able to fight WW-III couldn't take a hurricane.

I wonder how 100 mph winds compare to the blast pressure from a missile or bomb. I suspect it is much, much less. Sustained vs impulse, but still...

Posted by SteveS 2018-10-18 13:54|| 2018-10-18 13:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Can't do what civies do. 15 to 20 percent above normal cost. Then again, it wasn't the lowest bidder.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-10-18 16:02|| 2018-10-18 16:02|| Front Page Top

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