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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: The F-111 tragicomedy (was Re: B2 vs. F117A)
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
>From: flower@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graham Flower)
>   True the B2 is very, very expensive. However the prices I am aware of make
>   it about 4 times the cost of a commercial Boeing 747...

Be careful in such comparisons.  The price of a 747 is known to include a
*large* profit margin; it would fall sharply if there were some competition.
(There is no other airliner anywhere near that size.)
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