All European aircraft are manufactured according to metric specification - the big projects are multi-national, for example the Airbus 380 (the double-decker long-haul aircraft that seats over 500 passengers in normal configuration and over 800 in a all-economy class configuration).
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Payne Sent: 02 January 2013 18:35 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52096] Millimeter use by Aircraft manufacturer. Here is a copy of a Dassault (French aircraft manufacturer) maintenance procedure that shows a 2 mm shim installation, no translation necessary for this procedure given to US maintenance technicians. Also shows how Dassault is 100% metric, not surprising for a French company. One of our maintenance techs even described to me the tread depth required before removal of the tire, he said "if its less than 4 mm, we have to replace the tire". Mike Payne
