β² 235 βΌ F-16s being loaded onto a Ukrainian An-124 in Arizona, USA. (sopuli.xyz) submitted 2 years ago* by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://t.me/anonymous_ua/7217 https://t.me/vanguard_spacepro/14497
[β] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Sourly 6 hours flight time is not significant wear. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) It does mean significant operational downtime: https://www.technology.org/2023/01/02/did-you-know-f-16-fighting-falcon-needs-17-hours-of-maintenance-for-every-hour-of-flight/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago You might be misunderstanding that statistic. That's something like, this Squadron had n hours flight time and consumed n*17 hours maintenance. That doesn't mean a 1 hour flight increases required maintenance by 17 hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) It does mean significant operational downtime: https://www.technology.org/2023/01/02/did-you-know-f-16-fighting-falcon-needs-17-hours-of-maintenance-for-every-hour-of-flight/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago You might be misunderstanding that statistic. That's something like, this Squadron had n hours flight time and consumed n*17 hours maintenance. That doesn't mean a 1 hour flight increases required maintenance by 17 hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago You might be misunderstanding that statistic. That's something like, this Squadron had n hours flight time and consumed n*17 hours maintenance. That doesn't mean a 1 hour flight increases required maintenance by 17 hours. permalink fedilink source parent
