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Old 2nd Jun 2022, 18:39
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
Likewise. But I think that they were having a tough time getting new customers and thus keep the production line warm. (Memory may be a bit foggy on that, though).
That's correct - they didn't even have buyers for the last 10 or 12 aircraft when they started building them 'at risk' on the assumption that they'd eventually be able to sell them (and sell them at a profit).
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