[SML] elite production?

[Paul Schreiner]

> Very quick Googling suggests that Air Force One costs somewhere north
> of $250K to operate "per hour".  No obvious definitive answers about
> many questions might ask (is that including costs that would be
> incurred if POTUS wasn't on Air Force One?  is that including costs of
> things that are physically outside the airplane, like having other
> aircraft standing by for an emergency?  does "per hour" mean flight
> time, or time POTUS is on the plane, or something else?  How much does
> that include costs that would be incurred just by Air Force One being
> ready even if it was never used?)

It should also be noted that "per hour costs" also include (when one
is trying to emphasize cost) pro-rated salaries for those people who
spend time on that project, but would get paid the same amount no
matter what.  It's all about assignability.