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P40E/P39Q $ cost per unit
Hi all
Has anyone got any idea of the cost per unit of a P40E and a P39Q in 1943. Believe P40E's were $42,000 or so although no idea about the P39Q. More of less. More produced the cheaper they became. A $ figure would be interesting to know. regards MS |
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some cost info
Hello
I don't have any exact info on P-40E/P-39Q but Dean in America's Hundred Thousend (1997) writes that the unit cost of a P-39 varied from $ 51 000 to $ 72 000 and that between 13.11.40 and 21.8.41 694 Curtiss H81A-2s and -3s were produced for the UK and for the Flying Tigers - prices were from $35 876 to $36 746. William D. White in US Tactical Air Power (1974) gives the average unit cost of a P-40 as $54 000 and adds that it is appr. $200 000 in 1975 $. Not much Juha |
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prices
Juha
Thanks for that. I have a few indicators from record cards 41-13390 P40C cost $48,148.00 41-13570 P40E cost $39,628.00 Trouble is I am not aware whether the cost from Curtis was with/without propellor, radio, guns etc which I beleive were often extras? Interestigly the $9000 difference for a newer aircraft seems to come from the fact that as more were produced the cheaper they became. I see that the P39Q is listed on the net as $46,000 and am assuming the earlier examples were more expensive. Again I do not know whether this is the 'basic' aircraft without extras. A bit more research required. Thnaks tfor the info Mark |
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Simply adjusting for inflation, that $48,148.00 P-40, would be $519,466.00 in 2003 USD.
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P39 $ WWII prices
Hi all
Found a P39 book on my shelf last night! P49D $47,852 P39K $48,673 P39N $48,673 P39Q-5 $48,673 regards Mark |
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Weighted by annual production, averaged costs derived from USAAF Statistical Digest:
P-38 - $114,351.30 P-39 - $65,786.33 P-40 - $53,586.75 P-47 - $98,335.40 P-51 - $55,109.75 P-59 - $236,299.00 P-61 - $318,805.00 P-63 - $60,884.00 P-70 - $143,076.00 P-80 - $90,655.50 Rich |
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P-40 costs by Model
P-40 models cost the following
P-40 - $30,400 P-40B - $39,298 P-40C - $40,148 P-40E - $39,628 P-40E-1 - $45,218 P-40F short - $44,359 P-40F long - $43,878 P-40K short - $48,805 P-40K long - $44,359 P-40L - $49,530 P-40M - $42,275 P-40N-1 - $36,199 P-40N late - $unknown |
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These $ figures are actually quite fascinating. Now, dare I ask what a 1944-1945 Me 262 cost?
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It would also be nice to know the figure for the Viermots, like the B-17F/G.
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Ruy Horta 12 O'Clock High! And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death; |
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The prices quoted often do not include GFE - Government Furnished Equipment - which could include engines/guns/bomb site/radios/etc etc..
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