Comments on: Fit to Fly a Jet? (Jan, 1951) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/04/27/fit-to-fly-a-jet/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/04/27/fit-to-fly-a-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-1067633 Firebrand38 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:36:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7700#comment-1067633 No reason it shouldn't. The tests were in use long before Heinlein's book. See http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/numbered_studies/467594.pdf (Be advised its over 13MB!) What gets me is "..the fighters cost a few hundred thousand dollars each...". An F-84 back then cost about $769,000 which works out today to $6,261,434.62! Compare that to the F-22 fly away cost for 2008 of 137.5 million and the F-35's 83 million dollar unit cost. Of course you get what you pay for. No reason it shouldn’t. The tests were in use long before Heinlein’s book.

See http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/.....467594.pdf
(Be advised its over 13MB!)

What gets me is “..the fighters cost a few hundred thousand dollars each…”.

An F-84 back then cost about $769,000 which works out today to $6,261,434.62!

Compare that to the F-22 fly away cost for 2008 of 137.5 million and the F-35′s 83 million dollar unit cost. Of course you get what you pay for.

]]> By: Rangachari Anand http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/04/27/fit-to-fly-a-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-1067630 Rangachari Anand Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:41:40 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7700#comment-1067630 This reminds me of the chapter in Robert Heinlein's book Space Cadet in which he describes the tests for space cadets. The book was written in 1947 and the tests that he describes are practically identical. This reminds me of the chapter in Robert Heinlein’s book Space Cadet in which he describes the tests for space cadets. The book was written in 1947 and the tests that he describes are practically identical.

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