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Reply #15 - Jan 18th, 2013 at 2:34am

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BrandonF wrote on Jan 17th, 2013 at 11:33pm:
Another detail that should be noted is that the battery that is having issues on the 787 is not actually built by Boeing, but rather a Japanese company.


That goes for the vast majority of aircraft and the components. Boeing, like others only built the main structure. Any part that has been bolted/screwed/hung onto the structure is more than likely third party and..................The cheapest of three bids...... Grin

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Reply #16 - Jan 18th, 2013 at 2:52pm

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wahubna wrote on Jan 17th, 2013 at 8:38pm:
1st true strategic bomber for Soviet Air Force (VVO): copy of Boeing B-29 (the Tu-4)


Lol, fair point!

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Most famous WW2 bomber (in US at least): Boeing B-17


I'm glad you added the brackets! Wink Grin
 
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Reply #17 - Jan 18th, 2013 at 3:37pm

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BLAZE wrote on Jan 17th, 2013 at 10:43pm:
It may be that boeing is not being dishonest in there claims of quality over
quantity. I meen, come on, they're not murders and they sure as hell don't want
to loose all they've worked for all these years.

I think they need to take a long hard look at the workers on the line. like they say
"Your Only As Good As Your Weakest Link"

If you are not 110% obsessed with your own quality and workmanship, then you
have NO damn business being on the any aircraft production line.

The only other production line I can think of that's this important is submarines. No
room for error! Why do submarines have a much better safety record? because the
line workers are military trained to be obsessed with there own quality and workman-
ship

They can weed out alot of these week links by focusing on the outside contractors.
I think that's a huge problem. 


BINGO! Very well said! Cool

At WACO, we all are very much obsessed with our work. Yeah there are some different personalities, but we love what we do.

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yeah, I at first did not have the brackets but then thought of the Mossie and Lancaster...whoops!  Grin
 

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