What is the Cost of Flying.? U.S. Military Aircraft's

A new report by the Government Accountability Office details how much it costs to fly certain U.S. military aircraft's.
The A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack is the cheapest armed fixed-wing plane to fly in the entire US fleet, costing just $22,531 an hour. The A-10 is an older jet, and most models flying today were built in the 1980s. While older planes are more expensive to fix, the A-10 is relatively uncomplicated by today’s standards.
The two main types of multi-role fighters in Air Force and Navy service are relatively affordable. The Air Force’s fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters cost $26,927 an hour. The Navy’s newer force of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters are also relatively affordable, at $30,404 an hour.
The F-22 Raptor, the world’s first fifth-generation fighter and arguably the best fighter jet in the world, costs an eye-watering $85,325 an hour to fly. just to keep a single F-22 flying for one hour. The high cost is the price of maintaining the airplane’s leading-edge capabilities, including its anti-radar stealth and F119 high-performance engines.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter costs $41,986 an hour across all models, including the F-35A for the Air Force, the F-35B for the Marine Corps, and the F-35C for the Marine Corps and Navy.
The B-52H Stratofortress, sixty years old and counting, would be the most expensive bomber to fly, but the Government Accountability Office states it only costs $88,354 an hour. That’s a relative bargain for an airplane with eight elderly engines, a crew of five, and the ability to carry both nuclear and conventional weapons including up to 12 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles.
The newer, but still 1980s-era B-2 Spirit stealth bomber costs $150,741 an hour to fly. The older and notoriously hard to maintain B-1B Lancer swing-wing bomber costs the most of all at $173,014 an hour.

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