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By 'made in China', they mean 'built the fuselage and wings, bought all the hard parts from America and France': https://perennialinvesting.files.wordpress.com

by jff 10y ago

By 'made in China', they mean 'built the fuselage and wings, bought all the hard parts from America and France': https://perennialinvesting.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/112.png https://perennialinvesting.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/112.p... But hey, they finally managed to make a ballpoint pen so they'll probably be making their own jet engines any day now: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/18/finally-china-manufactures-a-ballpoint-pen-all-by-itself/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/18...

bgee 10y ago
Putting the fact that system integration itself is a difficult task aside, I believe part of the reason of buying components from European and American manufacturers is to help pass FAA regulations. On a side note, since you posted that figure, how many components of a Boeing 787 are made by a US company[0]? =) [0]: http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-dreamliner-structure-suppliers-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-dreamliner-structu... Disclaimer: Chinese here.
- touristtam 10y ago
  Seeing the name Latecoere here (manufacturing aircraft door) makes me happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for the link, it was enlightning.
gukov 10y ago
They also managed to make everything you're using and wearing right now.
- jff 10y ago
  You'll find a lot of clothing is made in Indonesia and other SEA countries these days--for instance, my jeans. As for electronics, I think most of them were made in Best China, aka Taiwan. Anyway, addressing your implied point, the fact that mainland China (Worst China) can pump out garbage cheaper than most other countries doesn't imply they can build an airplane I'd willingly board.
  - yansuck 10y ago
    I personally think England(best America) produces better tea than the USA(worst America). Does it mean the USA is inferior in general?
    - RugnirViking 10y ago
      I don't quite believe that the post you are replying to actually meant that quite as literally as you are taking it.
shalmanese 10y ago
You meant the last statement as a pejorative but you underestimate the incredible amount of engineering and process that goes into a ballpoint pen tip. Tolerances are on the range of 5 microns and they need to be produced for less than a tenth of a penny each at scale. It requires extremely sophisticated metallurgy and advanced industrial processes to reliably produce such an advanced object and it's a pretty big deal that China's become the 3rd country in the world to start manufacturing pen tips at scale.

by jff 10y ago

bgee 10y ago

Putting the fact that system integration itself is a difficult task aside, I believe part of the reason of buying components from European and American manufacturers is to help pass FAA regulations. On a side note, since you posted that figure, how many components of a Boeing 787 are made by a US company[0]? =) [0]: http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-dreamliner-structure-suppliers-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-dreamliner-structu... Disclaimer: Chinese here.

touristtam 10y ago
Seeing the name Latecoere here (manufacturing aircraft door) makes me happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for the link, it was enlightning.

gukov 10y ago

They also managed to make everything you're using and wearing right now.

jff 10y ago
You'll find a lot of clothing is made in Indonesia and other SEA countries these days--for instance, my jeans. As for electronics, I think most of them were made in Best China, aka Taiwan. Anyway, addressing your implied point, the fact that mainland China (Worst China) can pump out garbage cheaper than most other countries doesn't imply they can build an airplane I'd willingly board.
- yansuck 10y ago
  I personally think England(best America) produces better tea than the USA(worst America). Does it mean the USA is inferior in general?
  - RugnirViking 10y ago
    I don't quite believe that the post you are replying to actually meant that quite as literally as you are taking it.

shalmanese 10y ago

You meant the last statement as a pejorative but you underestimate the incredible amount of engineering and process that goes into a ballpoint pen tip. Tolerances are on the range of 5 microns and they need to be produced for less than a tenth of a penny each at scale. It requires extremely sophisticated metallurgy and advanced industrial processes to reliably produce such an advanced object and it's a pretty big deal that China's become the 3rd country in the world to start manufacturing pen tips at scale.