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I'm curious why they don't make 3D models from the original drawings. Maybe they're lost or kept by the manufacturers? By only measuring existing parts, they wo
by lopmotr 6y ago
I'm curious why they don't make 3D models from the original drawings. Maybe they're lost or kept by the manufacturers? By only measuring existing parts, they wouldn't know the tolerances or loads and would have to kind of re-engineer that missing information.
- hashtagmarkup 6y agoWith a $693,058,000,000 annual budget, might as well just make everything out of titanium. I'm assuming the original drawings weren't used for the same reason you can't trust most contractors documentation. Emergency bugfixes get pushed to production.
- lopmotr 6y agoThen how do they make conventional replacement parts? Somebody must know the dimensions, tolerances, materials, etc.
- dotancohen 6y agoNot to mention wear and deformation. Are the landing gear of that particular UH60 bent in the slightest? Has the throttle lever raceway worn? How much damage did the door slamming on some GI's M4 do to the sheet metal?