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Yeah, but...
Posted by bdk on Thu Sep 18, 2003 04:39:22 PM
In reply top I found the following... posted by Mike Henniger on Thu Sep 18, 2003 03:44:44 PM
That doesn't tell you how long it took for each aircraft, only that they had many on the line at one time.
The answer would also depend whether or not you included the time to make subassemblies that were sent to the line. Many companies made components like wing panels and stabilizers that were installed as an assembly once they got to the factory. For instance, Folland at Hamble built Seafire wings, yet never delivered a Seafire. They were a sub-teir supplier to the main factory.
So the bottom line is that this probably varied depending on the factory and when a given plane was manufactured (early war, late war, post-war).
: "The average rate of production was three-four aircraft pe
: r day."
:
: This is at least ball parking it for Spitfire production.
: I also seem to remember a reference somewhere indicating
: that the production rate of B-24s made by Ford at Willow R
: un was as high as one and hour.