I'm curious as to how this contract was even possible. I would think the design of the wings would be subject to copyright and M7 Aerospace (Fairchild's successor) would have to be compensated in this deal. You can't just go out and copy someone else's design of a plane, boat, wing, whatever. You can patent a wing design, but such patent would long since have expired. AFAIK, you can't copyright a wing design
You can patent a wing design, but such patent would long since have expired. AFAIK, you can't copyright a wing design Sure you can, and you're protected even without filing it. It's just like boat designs, house designs, etc. Try making a car that looks just like a Corvette...