EADS in hot water?

262crew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:24 pm **Posts:** 877

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/ ... PK20121119

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

At least those government subsidies are being put to good use!

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:55 am

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:57 am

"Look to Lockheed for Leadership"...

67Cougar · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:38 pm

50 million Euros in bribes to gain an order for 15 fighters? Wow ... makes you wonder how much they were/are throwing around trying to land the USAF tanker contract.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:58 am

67Cougar wrote:

50 million Euros in bribes to gain an order for 15 fighters? Wow ... makes you wonder how much they were/are throwing around trying to land the USAF tanker contract.

My curiosity has always been just where does the money come from to redesign their supposed 787 competitor? They seem to redesign it about every 18 months.
I suppose if Henry Ford had kept fiddling around with the Model T design, he'd have eventually evolved it into a Ferrari.

wendovertom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:57 pm

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I suppose if Henry Ford had kept fiddling around with the Model T design, he'd have eventually evolved it into a Ferrari

thank heaven he didn't - the GT-40 was a far better car and the 1-2-3 finish in 1966 at LeMans was a beautiful thing. . .

Tom P.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:42 pm

wendovertom wrote:

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I suppose if Henry Ford had kept fiddling around with the Model T design, he'd have eventually evolved it into a Ferrari

thank heaven he didn't - the GT-40 was a far better car and the 1-2-3 finish in 1966 at LeMans was a beautiful thing. . .

Tom P.

I agree, it's a good thing that il commenditore told the Deuce 'no' alto, having a local dealership floor covered in 250 GTO SWB's would have been a happy thing, then there wouldn't have been 240Z's

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