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It is also thinkable that the Western manufacturer are implementing a "keep your enemies closer" strategy. Complying superficially while closely watching how th
by ahartmetz 2y ago
It is also thinkable that the Western manufacturer are implementing a "keep your enemies closer" strategy. Complying superficially while closely watching how the technology, uh, transfer is going and subtly messing with it. Either that, or I don't understand how airplanes are particularly hard to learn how to build. The technology is obviously difficult, but there is also a lot of money and staff (and time, given how long China has been trying) to deal with that.
- avidiax 2y agoYou can assume that the Chinese have complete engineering plans for any target product, including an aircraft. But having those plans isn't enough to build the plane. You needs lots of unwritten know-how to succeed. This isn't just "tricks of the trade", but also knowing about the materials and processes used, how they can fail, where the failure is introduced, and what the known good "beaten path" for a process is. If Boeing were to fire all engineering and manufacturing personnel and completely re-staff, how many years would it set them back? That's why one of the key steps in the China cycle is to get the product built on Chinese soil.
- tivert 2y ago> If Boeing were to fire all engineering and manufacturing personnel and completely re-staff, how many years would it set them back? With a team of elite MBA-trained managers? Zero years of course! Those guys can do anything.