To: anymouse
Lucas Aerospace, Ltd. (aka Lucas, Prince of Darkness) in the UK, makes generators for aircraft. When the new Airbus A340-500 came out, Airbus selected Lucas Aerospace to provide electric power for the aircraft. The major airlines refused to purchase Lucas generators and told Airbus to provide them with Sundstrand (U.S. aerospace company) electric power generating systems (EPGS). Airbus then specified Lucas Aerospace for the auxiliary power units’ (APU) generators. However, Lucas had such a poor reputation for product support, Sundstrand Aerospace was directed to provide logistics support for Lucas Aerospace APU generators!
16 posted on
12/07/2010 9:56:24 PM PST by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: MasterGunner01
Anyone who has owned an English car (or other European car unlucky enough to be equipped with Lucas electrical components and wiring) knows how notoriously poor Lucas quality is. $50,000 cars made worthless because of $50 worth of electronics, not worth the solder barely holding them together.
17 posted on
12/07/2010 10:24:58 PM PST by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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