Back when the Short Skyvan came out, it was claimed that when unloaded from the shipper, they threw away the airplane and flew the container ...
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Seeking to improve their bottom line, Caproni acquired financing from their Venetian division, which made window blinds!
IMHO, absolutely the most misbegotten example of contract manipulation and misrepresentation from WWII. Fisher managed to grab the designation out of order and co-opt the patriotic Eagle name as they enhanced their marketing, and the inept design team claimed big savings by robbing parts from existing production aircraft: SBD empennage, P-51/P-40 wing panels, F4U landing gear and drive train engineering from P-39/P-63. Some claim the P-75 project was a "high-priority" project to help GM avoid the added strain of Superfortress production. The "Eagle" was given extensive media coverage prior to its first flight, being trumpeted as a "wonder plane".