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Originally Posted by Gareth Forwood
However the financial cost of adding that to a fleet of aircraft would be ridiculously high...
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Would it be that expensive, a manufacturer like Mercedes putting this capability in a car such as an E Class, the cost would likely be less than a couple of hundred dollars per vehicle.
For Delta/NW with approx 450 aircraft that would amount to $90,000.
OK certifying and installing something in a commercial airliner is not going to happen for $200/unit.
Adding price escalation for certification and aerospace supplier price gouging and say $10,000/unit. 450 aircraft is going to run something like $4,500,000 hardly a showstopper if shown to be of real benefit.