There are fixes for this: When I was at the Boeing ASL (pre MDD merger), there were plans to have a group that regularly created a "paper airplane" every two y

There are fixes for this: When I was at the Boeing ASL (pre MDD merger), there were plans to have a group that regularly created a "paper airplane" every two years based on market conditions and product line gaps. If the economy could support a launch, great, you've got a head start. If the economy is down, well, at least you've got the institutional capability to design airplanes. It wasn't a particularly huge cost, and before Harry Stonechisler took over there was money for that type of work within a profitable BCAG.