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Mad dad worked in airplane manufacturing. He once told a story about how every part in for something in a wing was in spec. But it was a foot to long all togeth
by treeman79 4y ago
Mad dad worked in airplane manufacturing. He once told a story about how every part in for something in a wing was in spec. But it was a foot to long all together. Not even close to fitting on the airplane
That was in 80s.
- buildsjets 4y agoThe entire fuselage for the last 737 NG to be built had to be scrapped, and a new one had to be fabricated by the supplier, because certain parts were so out of tolerance that the wings could not be fitted. https://twitter.com/aeroimageschris/status/1152442572553326592?lang=en https://twitter.com/aeroimageschris/status/11524425725533265... https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1427119 https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1427119 edit - “Mad Dad” - that’s either a great typo or great use of alliteration.