[Paul Ross]

52The "fact" that Boeing bought out MD does not count in my book as Boeing building the KC-10, any more than the "fact" that Chyrsler bought out Jeep from AMC means that Chrysler is now credited with building the CJ5.

So? The fact is mergers make for bigger broader companies. Boeing is now McDonnell Douglas and vice versa.

[Yo-Yo]

So? The fact is mergers make for bigger broader companies. Boeing is now McDonnell Douglas and vice versa.

Agreed. Boeing is better for it by being able to continue development on the MD designed F-15 and F/A-18.

My point was that Boeing is not the only company in the world to ever have built a successful boom. MD did it when they were separate from Boeing.