Firstly, Airbus is a pan-European enterprise. The aircraft wings are made in the UK and the assembly plant is in France.
In the UK, engineering is entirely metric except where the public is directly concerned. Thus, in UK law, the dimensions of road signs are defined in metric units, but the quantities that they display are in imperial units - "A very British Mess". (See http://www.ukma.org.uk/books/index.htm). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Palumbo Sent: 12 March 2008 15:02 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40539] Re: Airbus vs. Boeing as it relates to metrication. Bill Hooper wrote: > Michael, > > Why do you think that's necessarily so? > > > Bill Hooper > My understanding was that everything coming out of Airbus was fully metricated, particularly since it is based in France and other EU member states that are fully metric. I know there is a significant number of parts made in the UK, but I did not believe those parts were on the inch standard. Please correct me if I'm wrong. -Mike
