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Old 21st January 2005, 16:04
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P40E/P39Q $ cost per unit

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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.

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Old 21st January 2005, 23:23
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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 $.

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Old 22nd January 2005, 00:56
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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

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Old 22nd January 2005, 16:36
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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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Old 22nd January 2005, 17:56
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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

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Old 23rd January 2005, 06:01
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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

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Old 25th January 2005, 13:27
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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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These $ figures are actually quite fascinating. Now, dare I ask what a 1944-1945 Me 262 cost?
Or the 1943 Bf 109Gs and Fw 190As for that matter.

It would also be nice to know the figure for the Viermots, like the B-17F/G.
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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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