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Author: An Army Guy   Date: 4/2/2023 7:00:41 PM  +1/-6   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

The per hour flight cost is ridiculous for a helicopter that was supposed to replace the Huey.  


A Lima went for around 7-10 mil when I was in the Army, then the new Mikes were going for 20-22 mil when the D model Apache at the time was supposedly a 24 mil helicopter.  Ridiculous amount for not that much more of a helicopter.  


I always thought it was funny how Blackhawk pilots LOVE to ground taxi everywhere.  At $2.5K/hr flight cost they'd rather ground taxi and waste precious minutes instead of just air taxiing to where they needed to go on the airfield. 


Supposedly they're selling them fully restored for way less than the Army paid:


https://www.apex.one/articles/you-can-have-your-own-restomod-black-hawk-for-6-million/


 

 
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Blackhawk is the type1 R22 +1/-11 Dime a dozen 4/1/2023 3:49:05 AM