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		speakeron on May 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rogue antimatter found in thunderclouds > Are A-10s cheaper to operate than a G-V? (costing at least 8,000 per hr) Not necessarily, but they're a hell of a lot more robust. Thunderstorms are a really violent environment and no place for an executive jet.

ericcumbee on May 12, 2015 [–]

and it looks like work has been underway to use an A-10 for just this purpose for a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunder...

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