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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:02 pmWhy do some people seem to think boeing made every aircraft in the world . . For example the default F-18 is actually a Grumman/Northrop design and build.
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:02 pmRe: Boeing . . . . . . .
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:19 pmThe F/A-18 is a Mcdonnell Douglas design, but Boeing inherited the aircraft after it absorbed MD. Same thing with the 717. It was origionally the MD-90/95, but in 1997 Boeing bought MD and therefore the MD-90/95. Then, Boeing has the rights to the design. Hope this helps.
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:22 pmHaving grown up a couple miles away from the complex, it's still McDonnell-Douglas to me.
And if memory serves, which is sketchy at times, Northrop and Mac collaborated on the Hornet, with Northrop being the initial designer/builder.
And if memory serves, which is sketchy at times, Northrop and Mac collaborated on the Hornet, with Northrop being the initial designer/builder.
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:26 pmExactly my point, U4EA!
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:51 pmYea guys ur right . . but some sim designers seem to think otherwise!
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:02 pmWait...so the plane I flew in FSX yesterday wasn't actually a Boeing DC-9?!?
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:52 pmSame as the Lockheed F-16. The F-16 is originally a General Dynamics aircraft.
As for the F-17/F-18, Northrop and McD teamed up in the original competition with the F-16, and built the F-17. Later the Navy wanted a two engine light fighter, and McD pulled out the F-17 plans and built the F-18 from them. Northrup did later sue McD for cutting them out of the profits from the F-18.
As for the F-17/F-18, Northrop and McD teamed up in the original competition with the F-16, and built the F-17. Later the Navy wanted a two engine light fighter, and McD pulled out the F-17 plans and built the F-18 from them. Northrup did later sue McD for cutting them out of the profits from the F-18.