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2008-04-27 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-04-27 19:04|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 6000 flight hours is a stretch. the highest hour aircraft i had was +12000 and that was a 1960's vintage S2 ( in late 78). thehornet's composite airframe helps with the corrosion issues at sea, but that looks like a prety sharp saleman's pitch. even if you amassed 1 k / yr that is still 20+ /week; week in and week out. there are still scheduled maintenance events and the ever-present unscheduled maintenance / wx delays. i call bs on a 6000 hr depot visit on any airframe.(original hornets has a 6000 lifetime expectation)

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-04-27 23:41|| 2008-04-27 23:41|| Front Page Top

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