From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 06:57:41 MDT
Adrian Tymes wrote:
>
> Brian Atkins wrote:
>
> > Boeing appears to have blessed the technology
> >
> > http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q4/nr_011130a.html
>
> Don't confuse "bless" with "invest to explore". A true blessing
> would be starting to use the product in their airplanes.
Uh, no, which would be obvious to those with experience in engineering
projects, let alone mass production of hundred million dollar aircraft,
or those with familiarity with the difficulty in getting FAA approval
for products, which is required for anything put in an airplane design.
When I invented my retrofit kit for exit signs, Boeing blessed it, but
did they put it in their aircraft? No, because the product wasn't made
for aircraft. They did eventually buy tens of thousands of my product
for their buildings, AFTER I had a commercially viable product which had
passed ETL tests to meet a UL standard, AND after my product was
accepted by the local electric utilities.
At no time did Boeing invest in my company, either.
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