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Really enjoyed the airwaysmag.com article, thanks. The article was meticulously put together with obvious passion for the field and the people who work in it. E

Really enjoyed the airwaysmag.com article, thanks. The article was meticulously put together with obvious passion for the field and the people who work in it. Even the reading experience on mobile was pretty good which is unusual these days. I was surprised by one or two details, including the fact that some of these quintessential American airliners were actually manufactured in China, as long as 25 years ago.

peckrob 9y ago
> I was surprised by one or two details, including the fact that some of these quintessential American airliners were actually manufactured in China, as long as 25 years ago. It's rumored in aviation circles that COMAC secretly reused the MD-80 jigs and tooling to develop the ARJ21 [0], which bears a strong resemblance to the DC-9/MD-80 series jets. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_ARJ21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_ARJ21