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Old 23rd Sep 2004, 03:31
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NickLappos
 
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SASless,
It is hard to be 100% of anything, but the numbers keep flying around!

The "US"-101 will always have rotor heads, rotor blades, transmissions and critical components made in Yoevil and Milan, regardless of the funny math that comes out of Lockheed lawyers.

It is my opinion that a watch with the works made in Japan and the band, case and hands made in Chicago is a Japanese watch.

The issue is clearly not understood by Lockheed. It is surely about security and safety of the president. If the rotor blade is made in Italy, can the Italian worker be assured to have "unquestionable loyalty to the United States"? Same for those who cut the gears in the transmissions.
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