> So the tolerances might have been tighter on US production lines, but little thought was placed at least in some designs on how to support operations on the p

> So the tolerances might have been tighter on US production lines, but little thought was placed at least in some designs on how to support operations on the planes instead of just building them. (Something that arguably is present today with F-16 at least, and possibly F-35 too) Not too familiar with the maintenance requirements of the F-16, but admittedly having a hydrazine powered APU is a pretty WTF design choice.