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Re:An-225 destruction image analysis by ushakov on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:09AM (#30489097)
couldn’t they license the designs to other companies to manufacture them?
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Re:An-225 destruction image analysis by freudian123 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:21AM (#30489213)
They could but I don't think it will be financially practical for an Aerospace company to set up a manufacturing line to just to manufacture 1 or 2 of the 225's.
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Re:An-225 destruction image analysis by WesolyKubeczek on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:58AM (#30490145)
It would also require quite a revamp, I guess, if anyone wanted to build it anew, those designs are quite dated (I mean, everything inside it)
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Re:An-225 destruction image analysis by p_l on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:58PM (#30495335)
The design is also very unique due to requirements that were put for it. Pretty much no one put similar equipment, and it's a wonder that it was "un-mothballed" at all and put itself on map again.

It was crucial for both commercial and humanitarian efforts, but no bean counter would approve building such design normally.

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