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To: spirited irish

The problem is that a genuine certified aircraft part has a huge cost adder attached. Between certification and testing and liability insurance, a $1 part can cost 50-60 bucks. So the incentive to cheat is quite strong.

I worked at a company that builds piston engines for general aviation. We had fasteners in stores that we sold for over $100 apiece as “Genuine OEM Parts”.


68 posted on 10/05/2023 7:37:35 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.

And here I thought government parts were ridiculously expensive. How wrong I was!


69 posted on 10/06/2023 1:09:05 AM PDT by spirited irish ( )
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