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To: Axhandle
"Replacement cost of the canopy will be $182,205."

If the Air Force gets screwed the same way that the Army does, this thing probably only costs about $10 to manufacture.

Yup; screwed.

There should be at least $125,000 of reusable parts in that puppy, that should be recycled into the repairs.

Did they cut the whole thing to pieces; or were the sensible...naw, of course not...and cut out enough of the plexi to get him out, leaving the frame intact?

50 posted on 04/25/2006 7:24:53 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Mohamophages of the world, unite! "Offended by offended Muslims since 9-11")
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To: Axhandle

I should have waited until I saw pics. Didn't realize it was a single piece bubble.


51 posted on 04/25/2006 7:40:26 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Mohamophages of the world, unite! "Offended by offended Muslims since 9-11")
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