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It's worth noting that Brazil[1] has been exporting aircraft for quite some time, although it's still regarded as 3rd world. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by brenden2 7y ago
It's worth noting that Brazil[1] has been exporting aircraft for quite some time, although it's still regarded as 3rd world.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer
- inferiorhuman 7y agoThat's almost cheating given Santos-Dumont's role in the origins of aviation. That said I don't think there are any modern, high bypass turbofans coming out of Brazil. China will need those if they hope to have a fully homegrown solution.
- TylerE 7y ago3rd world doesn’t mean poorly developed. It just means not 1st world (NATO countries) or 2nd (Soviet Bloc)
- alicorn 7y agoBrasil has benefitted a lot from technology exchange with Saab. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, the idea ,(very simplified) is that Brasil buys a lot of Saab planes, and in return gets knowledge about latest Swedish advances in the field. And Sweden, while perhaps not best in class, builds decent military planes, and I assume at least some of the knowledge is transferable to civil applications as well.