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Old 2nd Oct 2019, 22:12
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Originally Posted by BARKINGMAD
Is there any connection (no pun intended!) between these parts and the structural parts dating from around the millenium supplied by a sub-contractor & supposedly made using computer guided tools?


That had also crossed my mind - possibly a connection to the chords & components manufactured by Ducommun to new, tighter tolerances using sledgehammers & magic markers...... Tighter tolerances that were required for NG certification, but in reality didn't exist. Apparently this is the revolutionary new computerised manufacturing process in action;



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