New law for older airplanes?

On Tue, 11 May 2004 00:18:02 -0400, Pepperoni wrote:


"AirHead" wrote in message
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I heard about something like this a while back. Apparently the new planes
aren't selling all that good and there's some lobbying going on to limit
the
life of the old ones. Maybe that's what it's about.



I think that what you are referring too, is the Limits of Liability of the
original manufacturers. Should Piper or Cessna be liable if a 40 year old
airframe fails? (or mebbe/ coulda/ possibly. failed) If the builder's
liability could be capped by statute at 25 years, the savings in litigation
would be reflected in lower costs for new GA aircraft. (in theory)

Pepperoni

What's the limit on liability for buildings and bridges? What about cars?
Do such parallels even make sense? One expects buildings and bridges to
be around for some time. Are car manufacturers free of liability on
clasic cars?