AirBus--Leading maker of A-320 aircraft using cheap Chinese labour funded through European subsidy.
Boeing-The penultimate aircraft maker of the world. Often copied but never duplicated by Airbus
Cheap composites, Caveman, Composite Craker Box--The "three C's" of the French manufacture process.
Douglas--Later known as McDonnell Douglas. In a Coup De'tat sold AirBus the stillborne MD-12 concept who then developed it into the A-380 debacle.
EADS--Owner of Airbus, who choose to invovle themselves in illegal trade practices, stock manipulations and bribery along with a few A-380 sales.
Frenchman--The people who invented the French Curve, Beret, and Citroen and also fancy themselves as aircraft designers. Favorite sport: bicycles Bicycle Champion: Lance Armstrong.
Germans--The only people who had the will to stop all the French Tomfoolery.
Helicopter--Another mode of transportation dominated by Americans.
Insurance--Often portrayed in the USA as being so easy to buy a Caveman could do it. Needed when booking a flight where the type aircraft has a cheap composite tail section.
Jet Engine--Conceptually designed by the British and Germans, perfected by Americans.
Korean War--Interesting fact, the last time an American soldier was killed by a hostile aircraft. Since this time American Air Superiority has been so dominant enemy aircraft have not killed a ground trouper.
LeDuc--French research aircraft with seven afterburner. Sadly it only had a 10 minute flight time after being towed aloft and released before gliding to landing.
Midway--While giving new built aircraft to Russia and Britian, bombing out the Germans during daylight hours, the French Navy singly handedly destroyed the Japanese combined Fleet in the Pacific leading to Japans ultimate defeat. Actually it was the Americans who did all this, but if the French hadn't surrendered so quickly to teh Germans it probably never would have happened.
North America--The place the Euro looks when needing help on any aspect of the thing called aviation.
Operating Cost--Cost of operating a given airframe, new standard: Boeing 787
Pitot Tubes, Pilots--What every Airbus crash is blamed upon.
Quality Control--See letter "C".
Rafale--A modern French combat aircraft designed in the 1980's to dominate all 1960 era aircraft.
SST--French thrill ride gone wrong.
Turbulance--See letter "P"
Utilization Rate--A commercial aviation performance measurement of how reliable a piece of equipment. Take a shocking look at the new A-380.
Vertical Speed--Good going up, not so good going down.
Weather--Something to avoid if your airplane is equipped with a cheap composite tail.
X Planes--The designation of the most successful series of research aircraft the world has ever seen. Made in America.
Yoke--Something so successful the French decided to replace it with a false feedback sidestick.
Zulu--What every French aviator sets his watch to when flying in Africa.
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