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Larry Dighera schrieb:
True those countries have reputations for superior products, but some of the countries Cessna is considering don't: Argentina, Australia, China, the Czech Republic, India and Poland to search for a place to build the plane. The Czech Zlins come to mind, flown by the Czech aerobatic world champion Ladislav Bezák. Also the Polish Swift S-1 or MDM-1 Fox come to mind, flown by the Polish glilder aerobatic world champion Jerzy Makula. Can't remember an Indian airplane just now, but they have pretty good software engineers... |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:08:36 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote in : Surely you mean Japanese made cars... or German made gliders... or Austrian made airplanes (Diamond)... or Swiss made airplanes (Pilatus)... no, wait, Airbus... whatever. He should have just come straight out with it, and said, "Chinese made junk." There. Is that better? I seem to recall that China is pretty fair at constructing aircraft. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/aircraft/q-5.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_N...ng_Corporation None of them are of composite construction however. |
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Can't remember an Indian airplane just now, but they have pretty good
software engineers... IndUS SLSA (though actually a Thorp design) X-Air Ultralight/Experimental "Stefan" wrote in message . .. Larry Dighera schrieb: True those countries have reputations for superior products, but some of the countries Cessna is considering don't: Argentina, Australia, China, the Czech Republic, India and Poland to search for a place to build the plane. The Czech Zlins come to mind, flown by the Czech aerobatic world champion Ladislav Bezák. Also the Polish Swift S-1 or MDM-1 Fox come to mind, flown by the Polish glilder aerobatic world champion Jerzy Makula. Can't remember an Indian airplane just now, but they have pretty good software engineers... |
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On Nov 26, 11:54 am, wrote:
Yes, especially with lead based paint on the wings. Hmmm. That's really going to bring the useful load down. |
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On 2007-11-26 07:21:09 -0800, Larry Dighera said:
Cessna SkyCatcher HQ to Be Announced This Week CESSNA TO BUILD SKYCATCHER OVERSEAS (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196645) Cessna CEO Jack Pelton has confirmed what many suspected when the Cessna 162 Skycatcher -- and its $109,000 price tag -- were introduced earlier this year. In an interview with The Wichita Eagle (http://www.kansas.com/107/story/236262.html), Cessna CEO Jack Pelton said that to make that price target "a major part of that content has to be built someplace else." Cessna intends to announce where the little aluminum high-wing will be made at a news conference on Wednesday. The company has searched the world looking for the right manufacturer. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071123/euro_dollar.html?.v=1 Meanwhile, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders said the euro has now "crossed the pain threshold" and that the rate of the dollar's fall "hardly leaves room for reasonable adapting." http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#char...urce=undefined Five year graph. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071106/dollar.html?.v=5 Dollar Falls to New Lows Cessna already makes many of their subassemblies in Mexico. Almost all their jets are manufactured there and final assembly is in the US. So I would guess that the Skycatcher, which already was going to have wings and fuselage manufactured in Mexico, will also be assembled in Mexico. The decline in the dollar has been a long time coming. It has been far too strong since the 1970s at least. In particular, China's refusal to allow their currency to trade at its real value has created huge distortions in international trade. American-made products were far too expensive to be competitive with anything manufactured overseas, hurting employment at home. The time when an American tourist could go where he wanted and buy anything he wanted is ending, but so is the time when every American company was shipping all our jobs overseas. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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Stefan writes:
Surely you mean Japanese made cars... or German made gliders... or Austrian made airplanes (Diamond)... or Swiss made airplanes (Pilatus)... no, wait, Airbus... whatever. In general, when countries can produce something very inexpensively, they are in a phase of development where they also produce things that are of very poor quality. China is in that phase right now, producing junk at extremely low prices. The fact is, no matter where you make something, you can't get something for nothing. Quality always costs money. The low cost of manufacture in a Third World country is often closely linked to very low quality. Eventually the quality improves as the country develops, but so does the price. The most recent examples of this have been in the Far East. Postwar Japan produced junk at low prices. Today it produces high quality, but at high prices. |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:23:03 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
In general, when countries can produce something very inexpensively, they are in a phase of development where they also produce things that are of very poor quality. China is in that phase right now, producing junk at extremely low prices. Like the very high quality of software code I get from Nepal. The fact is, no matter where you make something, you can't get something for nothing. Quality always costs money. Poor quality costs money so your point is...... The low cost of manufacture in a Third World country is often closely linked to very low quality. Eventually the quality improves as the country develops, but so does the price. The most recent examples of this have been in the Far East. Postwar Japan produced junk at low prices. Today it produces high quality, but at high prices. So the very high quality of software code I get from Nepal is an illusion. -- Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either! |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:58:18 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote in 2007112619581816807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom: Cessna already makes many of their subassemblies in Mexico. Almost all their jets are manufactured there and final assembly is in the US. So I would guess that the Skycatcher, which already was going to have wings and fuselage manufactured in Mexico, will also be assembled in Mexico. China Says "Ni Hao" to Skycatcher Plant SKYCATCHER TO BE MADE IN CHINA (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196672) Cessna has chosen the Chinese-government owned Shenyang Aircraft Corp. to build the Model 162 Skycatcher. Earlier this week, Cessna announced it would be building the Light Sport Aircraft offshore. In a news release (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...3&newsLang=en), Cessna CEO Jack Pelton said the company needed top quality at a competitive price and SAC put it all together. "Our solution is to partner with SAC, a company with excellent facilities, state-of-the-art technologies and a workforce highly experienced in aircraft manufacturing. SkyCatcher customers will get an advanced design, high-quality workmanship and world-class product support, all at an affordable price from Cessna, a brand known and trusted worldwide." The move, coupled with Cessna's acquisition of Columbia Aircraft has dominated Cessna's profile in recent months as it continues to pile up record sales for its business jets. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s... 3&newsLang=en Cessna will design the aircraft and handle American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) compliance work, as well as provide on-site personnel to oversee manufacturing, quality assurance and technical design. SAC will be responsible for assembling the SkyCatcher. ... Founded in 1951, SAC is a civilian and military aircraft manufacturer with 16,000 employees in Shenyang, China. Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Spirit AeroSystems and Singapore Aerospace are just a few of SAC’s clients. ... Cessna 162 SkyCatcher. An introductory price of $109,500 USD will hold for the first 1,000 orders and then increase to $111,500 USD. Orders have already approached 900. ... |
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WJRFlyBoy writes:
So the very high quality of software code I get from Nepal is an illusion. Or a lucky break. Or a temporary advantage. |
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On 2007-11-28 09:44:46 -0800, Larry Dighera said:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:58:18 -0800, C J Campbell wrote in 2007112619581816807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom: Cessna already makes many of their subassemblies in Mexico. Almost all their jets are manufactured there and final assembly is in the US. So I would guess that the Skycatcher, which already was going to have wings and fuselage manufactured in Mexico, will also be assembled in Mexico. China Says "Ni Hao" to Skycatcher Plant SKYCATCHER TO BE MADE IN CHINA (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196672) Cessna has chosen the Chinese-government owned Shenyang Aircraft Corp. to build the Model 162 Skycatcher. Earlier this week, Cessna announced it would be building the Light Sport Aircraft offshore. In a news release (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...3&newsLang=en), Cessna CEO Jack Pelton said the company needed top quality at a competitive price and SAC put it all together. "Our solution is to partner with SAC, a company with excellent facilities, state-of-the-art technologies and a workforce highly experienced in aircraft manufacturing. SkyCatcher customers will get an advanced design, high-quality workmanship and world-class product support, all at an affordable price from Cessna, a brand known and trusted worldwide." The move, coupled with Cessna's acquisition of Columbia Aircraft has dominated Cessna's profile in recent months as it continues to pile up record sales for its business jets. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s... 3&newsLang=en Cessna will design the aircraft and handle American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) compliance work, as well as provide on-site personnel to oversee manufacturing, quality assurance and technical design. SAC will be responsible for assembling the SkyCatcher. ... Founded in 1951, SAC is a civilian and military aircraft manufacturer with 16,000 employees in Shenyang, China. Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Spirit AeroSystems and Singapore Aerospace are just a few of SAC’s clients. ... Cessna 162 SkyCatcher. An introductory price of $109,500 USD will hold for the first 1,000 orders and then increase to $111,500 USD. Orders have already approached 900. ... Figures. Well, so much for that. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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