How much is the cost to produce a module?

[agentdarnell]

There are many aircrafts we would love to have produced and if we could find a company to produce them how much do you think it would cost to produce one? Say we decided to crowd a f16 or an attack chopper. Are we talking 1-10 million USD or much less?

[fyaruny]

i would assume much less but i really can't tell a specific value, it of course depends on the module

[NeilWillis]

$100,000 was mentioned a while back as a ballpark figure.

[Nirvi]

$100,000 was mentioned a while back as a ballpark figure.

 

This was the estimate of the costs only for the Bf-109 FM.

[Aginor]

It depends on many factors. Think of labor costs in Germany vs Belarus for example. And of course more complex module takes more time so it is more expensive.

Also licensing, Textron or Lockheed Martin probably want more money than Westland.

 

So everything between 100000 and 500000 is kinda realistic I guess.

[T_A]

Really depends , most 3rd party Devs are doing this outside their regular jobs

Some are all in house operations, some employ contractors to do certain parts of the modules

(FM,3D etc.) those contractors get either payed a fixed price or a commission from sales.

 

and like others said , there are other expenses beside time - licenses (not all have them), research (go to museums ,air shows , manufacturers etc.)

 

i believe an investor can get a module going for 60-80k atleast for beta stage so you can start selling.

 

oh and lets not forget probably paying ED for 3rd party license.