XIII

Aircraft

20 B-57

Annual
Flying Hours

Pol-Maint

8,37h

(7,320)

5 C~130

6,325
(6,131)

12 WB-50

10,9)

Direct

Cost/Hour

Operating Cost

$345.38

$2,892,212

385.37

4, 044.073

Total

$ 8,716,267

Hours shown in parenthesis were total hours required to perform stated
mission;

however, the concept of four sampling units with identical

capabilities required additional hours to be programmed at Yokota and
Guam, increasing the B-57 and C-130 totals as shown,

This concept was in

accordance with the Air Force Technical Applications Center desires,
(b)

Modifications of aircraft:

Aircraft

Type of Modification

B-57

Installation of doppler

Cost

$261,600

navigation equipment in
6 aircraft (3-Alaska, 3-

Guam) @$34,600 each plus
2 bench mockups @§27,000
each

C-130

4,00, 000

Prototype sampling

modification of one aircraft

@ $100,000 plus follow on
-7
(c)

modifications of four aircraft

@ $75,000 each

Total

$661,600

Manpower required to support this proposal, showing net change

in present manning for the Air Weather Service:

285

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