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   From: Pepper_Roni@MixedNuts.au   
      
   Nobody can even agree on how to fund the A350 and now Airbust says it wants   
   to outsource the airframe construction?   
      
   Never mind the potential loss of Euro jobs, one wonders what's the real   
   reason for the A350 being outsourced?   
      
   Well, Airbust has been blabbering that Boeing's tube construction is the   
   wrong way to build an airplane, yet they have never built a predominately   
   composite aircraft themselves.   
      
   They say a "panel" construction will make the A350 easier to repair. My   
   thought is this type of construction will also make for a flimsy airframe,   
   less rigidity.   
      
   By outsourcing, are they simply outsourcing the risk if their design turns   
   out to be a bad one? ...don't blame the designer, blame the builder.   
      
   Is Airbust simply building a better death trap?   
      
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6192960.stm   
      
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