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The pressures of cost and schedule definitely have an impact . For C130's there was no grey area you had to pop a bird out every 30 days . You ever see a C130? There are a lot of parts on that bird.
When I was at Sikorsky, we were making/re-working over 150 helicopters a year.

With the helicopters, we had to put "torque time" on the aircraft before we DD-250'ed (bought them). Nine hours for each H-60, twenty-five hours for the H-53's. We also flew deliveries when required. Torque checks ensured the helicopter was go to go.

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Controlling outside supply chain AND internal builds made me a heavy drinker 😋.
How does the old joke go: They drove me to drink but for me it was only a short putt.
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