Old Apr 30, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Default Re: 2004 Crossfire - 52,000 mile Maintenance Report

Originally Posted by Goldwing
...If car companies had the FAA looking over their shoulder like the aeronautical industry, quality would be higher. But prices would be much much higher. I remember years ago GE created the equivalent six feet of paper documentation for every aircraft engine they built. Material trace results, test results, etc. Imagine if you had to have that for a car.


My experience is that aircraft parts are triple in price, but not necessarily more reliable. An argument can even be made that aircraft parts are less reliable due to the lack of competition. Granted aircraft operating conditions are far different and generally more stressful than that of automobiles; but still, I've seen numerous parts that are poorly thought out or have fail prematurely.
 
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