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David Megginson wrote: >Thomas B. Passin writes: > > > But in fact, if you want to build an aircraft you have to get it > > certificated (not including home-builts, but you still have to have > > a lot of paperwork for them), and that costs a lot of money. That > > is not really distinguishable from paying to use standards , in a > > way. > >The aircraft type certificate is a specification but not a standard -- >it is not intended to promote interoperability. Better aviation >examples might be TERPS, ATA 100, or ATA 2100, which are all >royalty-free to implement (though you have to pay to obtain copies of >the ATA specs). > > > Of course that is true, but the effect on the aircraft manufacturer and the pilots isn't all that different. I just meant that the de facto effect could be considered to be similar. Cheers, Tom P
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