> > > > > I do. > > If a company is no longer interested in supporting their ancient products, > they should publish the complete drawings and technical data under a > copyright license which permits owners to manufacture their own spare parts. > > Doing so would be unlikely to expose any trade secrets because the products > are so old. It wouldn't enable their competitors to use the designs against > them either because to do so would expose them to copyright infringement > lawsuits. > > But it'd allow legitimate owners of aircraft to continue to maintain them > forever, knowing that any spares they built themselves would be equivalent > to original, certified components. > > Downsides? I can't see any.
Wouldn't a glider need to be in an Experimental category for this to work? I can picture someone welding up a part to match DG's blueprints, and it probably being as good as the real thing. I can't however, see CASA taking their word for it. Do we have an Experimental category for gliders in Australia? Cheers, Al
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