The demise of the Sea Harrier

phil hunt wrote:
On 29 Mar 2004 15:57:27 GMT, Andrewstep1234 wrote:
Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II
program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS

I agree the Merlin is overpriced,

How much does it cost compared to other helicopters?

http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTypen/FREH101.htm
RAF price for 22 Merlin HC Mk3s put at 500 million Pounds.

http://www.helis.com/news/2002/eh101last.htm
This was followed in March 1995 by a further order worth £500 million
for 22 utility variants to be known as Merlin HC Mk3.

That's £23 million each or $41 million each.

http://www.aviationtoday.com/cgi/rw/...=0801defup.htm
MH-60R Procurement Postponed
In addition, the difference between the cost of remanufacturing
existing helicopters and producing all-new aircraft—$27 million per
copy versus about $31 million per copy—was smaller than previously
thought.

-HJC