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Feb 10^th, 2011 at 2:02pm

fourbee Offline
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Ireland

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Why do some people seem to think boeing made every aircraft in the world . . For example the default F-18 is actually a Grumman/Northrop design and build.

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Reply #1 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 2:19pm

Strawberry Yogurt Offline
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The F/A-18 is a Mcdonnell Douglas design, but Boeing inherited the aircraft after it absorbed MD. Same thing with the 717. It was origionally the MD-90/95, but in 1997 Boeing bought MD and therefore the MD-90/95. Then, Boeing has the rights to the design. Hope this helps. Wink

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Reply #2 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 2:22pm

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Having grown up a couple miles away from the complex, it's still McDonnell-Douglas to me.

And if memory serves, which is sketchy at times, Northrop and Mac collaborated on the Hornet, with Northrop being the initial designer/builder. (F-17 originally?)

Methinks it was the advent of the F/A-18, and Mac's aquisition by Boeing, that slants the labeling toward Boeing.

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Reply #3 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 2:26pm

Strawberry Yogurt Offline
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Exactly my point, U4EA! Grin

Once a company has absorbed another, the labeling rights are usually given to the company that absorbed the other. Cheesy

And Boeing has not built every aircraft in the world, just a few VERY successful ones, rather that a lot of bad ones... Grin

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Reply #4 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 2:51pm

fourbee Offline
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Yea guys ur right . . but some sim designers seem to think otherwise!

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Reply #5 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 4:02pm

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Wait...so the plane I flew in FSX yesterday wasn't actually a Boeing DC-9?!?

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Reply #6 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 4:52pm

DaveSims Offline
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Same as the Lockheed F-16. The F-16 is originally a General Dynamics aircraft.

As for the F-17/F-18, Northrop and McD teamed up in the original competition with the F-16, and built the F-17. Later the Navy wanted a two engine light fighter, and McD pulled out the F-17 plans and built the F-18 from them. Northrup did later sue McD for cutting them out of the profits from the F-18.

Dave

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