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[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

The rarity and absolute coolness is offset by maintenance requirements, fuel costs, and parts availability. It is amazing as fuck but (my conservative guess) $10k-$20k of operational costs per hour of flight would depress the market a bit. They have been renting them out in Russia for $20k+ per hour for a while.

Engines ran between 2-3 million each (I think).
Not sure on refurbished.

Yeah...without things like a tax base or loans from Russia, paying outta pocket can be a bitch.