How a WWII Jet Fighter Was Designed in 150 days & shipped in six months

Re:How a WWII Jet Fighter Was Designed in 150 days & shipped... by notahacker on Tuesday September 21, 2010 @12:27PM (#1713168)

If it came to war then speed of production of fighter aircraft would have a pretty minimal impact on the US ability to achieve air superiority. The days when Britain survived WWII by manufacturing >14000 Hurricanes are long gone

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Re:How a WWII Jet Fighter Was Designed in 150 days & shipped... by redrobot5050 on Friday September 24, 2010 @03:10PM (#1724971)

You're right, but it depends on the length of the conflict. Each Apache Helicopter is built by hand. They have individual names. We only produce 60 of them a year.

I don't know the loss rate we've encountered in Iraq and Afganistan (I know its much lower than the Blackhawks) but even if you're losing 61/year for a long enough timeline....

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