Comments on: Most aircraft losses happen not in the air but on the ground https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/most-aircraft-losses-happen-not-in-the-air-but-on-the-ground/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Gaikokumaniakku https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/most-aircraft-losses-happen-not-in-the-air-but-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-3762354 Gaikokumaniakku Mon, 04 May 2026 15:01:14 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54190#comment-3762354 I have great hopes for the Taiwanese nation’s ability to strike with supersonic HF-3 missiles — perhaps not truly hypersonic, but we hope that they can deliver effective and efficient amounts of “bang for the buck.”

Missile Country Type Top Speed Estimated Unit Cost
Dark Eagle USA Hypersonic Glide Mach 5+ $41,000,000
Zircon Russia Hypersonic Scramjet Mach 8+ ~$5,500,000
DF-17 China Hypersonic Glide Mach 5–10 ~$2,000,000+
HF-3 Taiwan Supersonic Ramjet Mach 3.5 ~$3,100,000
]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/most-aircraft-losses-happen-not-in-the-air-but-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-3762295 Jim Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:17:10 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54190#comment-3762295

This problem compounds because of the F-35’s heavy ground footprint. The jet depends on maintenance facilities, diagnostic systems, spare parts inventories, fuel and munitions stores, and the skilled maintainers who keep the fleet flyable.

Supply-chain attaqs at the commercial-military boundary lurk in our future. The dependency graph is not unique to software.

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