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USAF cancels Super Tucano

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:17 am
by dragon53

Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 am
by PanzerArm
Good riddance. A waste of money for an aircraft not really needed. We have CAS covered and we sure as hell don't need to give planes to other countries. There was a lot of controversy over this contract anyway, so good thing we didn't shell out big buck before we realized it was a mistake.

-Kevin

Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:44 pm
by ketelone
Agreed. The original purchase was more than likely a political deal. Please recall the President's recent trip to Brazil...

Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:32 pm
by 456THBG
Let me see...$335,000,000/20 = $17,750,000 per aircraft? For a single engine turboprop?

Wonder how many "drones" you could put into service for that kind of money?