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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
An interesting metric is to consider the cost per flight hour of various aircraft. The cost per hour is an estimate of the fuel and maintenance requirements...
C-130 $4750
F-16 $22514
F-15 $41921
A-10 $11500
B-52H$69708
B-1 $57807
B-2 $169313
F-22 $68362
UH-1 $835
UH-60 $2199
CH-47 $2723
CH-53E $20000
AH-64 $3851
AH-1 $1757
F/A-18 18000
V-22 $70000
And finally Air Force One $228800
Sources include Rand Corp and military.com
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Some more from 2012, per Time, which had a report from the Air Force comptroller:
A-10 $17716
AC-130U $45986
C-130J $14014
C-17 $23811
C-32A $42936 (Air Force Two, the VP/cabinet official plane)
C-5B $78817
CV-22B $83256
F-15C $41921
F-16C $22514
HH-60G $24475
KC-10A $21170
MC-130H $32752
MQ-1B $3679 (Predator)
MQ-9A $4762 (Reaper)
RQ-4B $49089 (Global Hawk)
T-38C $9355
T-6A $2235
U-2 $30813
UH-1N $13634
VC-25A $161591 (Air Force One)