Re: Airplanes - Engines - Aircraft Testing Field

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/10/22 18:10:11

Yes, of course Guscha, I totally get it that 'that was then and this is now' and also, as you say, under incredible pressure to keep up with the war effort. On the other end of that comparison, it is amazing to me, how so much was accomplished and how GOOD the product produced back then, was. I look at my 80 year old car, for instance, and marvel at what was achieved way back then, in the infancy of the automobile industry - the style, the machining, the mechanical inventiveness; there's a lot to be said for the designers and engineers of yesteryear, for their accomplishments. They might not have had today's technology, but they sure came up with some great end-products. I hope I didn't sound flippant or disrespectful of 'those folks and that era' in my post, as it was most certainly not my intent. Apologies if I offended. Best regards, Chris.