by myshelf » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:01 pm
"Planes were a tough problem. China had been a long-time, profitable customer for Curtiss-Wright, so my old friend, Burdette Wright, Curtiss Vice-President, came up with a proposition. They had six assembly lines turning out P-40's for the British, who had taken over a French order after the fall of France. If the British would waive their priority on 100 P-40B's then rolling off one line, Curtiss would add a seventh assembly line and make 100 later-model P-40's for the British. The British were glad to exchange the P-40B for a model more suitable for combat.
from
http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/tiger1.htmthe reasonable man adjusts to his souroundings, while the unreasonable man insists on adjusting his souroundings to him.
therefore all progress is due to the unreasonable man.
