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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