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Perhaps the story isn't so crazy if the operation is performed by bootsrtappy aerospace and mechanical engineers with experience building real Kamov helicopters
by rumanator 6y ago
Perhaps the story isn't so crazy if the operation is performed by bootsrtappy aerospace and mechanical engineers with experience building real Kamov helicopters but who simply don't have the authorization to do so. I mean, it's not the first time where resourceful engineers from former soviet republics show their skills to earn a living.
- Someone 6y agoIndeed. Reading the article and comments here, this, to me, looks like it could ‘just’ be a case of gray imports (on steroids). They could get original parts (but through unofficial channels), have qualified personnel use official tools to assemble a helicopter, test it and sell it as real, but don’t get external confirmation that they used good parts and followed correct procedures. Of course, without the external checks, it becomes easier to increase margins by getting second-hand parts, use unqualified personnel, don’t use official tools and do less quality testing.