[Milsurplus] Wasteful US govt surplus practices.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 10 Oct 2018 at 12:47, Mark M via Milsurplus wrote:

> This one is shocking. 
> 
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2787460/U-S-Air-Force-probed-scrapping-costly-planes-
> bought-Afghans.html

That concerns the C-27A. From the wikipedia article on that aircraft, it appears the entire 
event is a complete boondoggle from the very beginning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan

It costs almost twice as much to operate over its lifetime as a C-130.

Then there was this: "By 2013, newly built C-27Js were being sent directly to the 
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base boneyard."

The aircraft sounds like a complete lemon which was foisted on the Air Force by someone 
with an agenda.

And we the taxpayers are the victims...as usual.

Ken W7EKB