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Originally Posted by SlipBall
I think that various company's developed aircraft on their own dime. Then had to compete against, to win the goverment contract through performance results...having won the contract, then tax payer money would enter the picture for pre orders
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I believe the unit price for each aerocraft had the cost of development, tooling & production worked into the final price per aeroplane...
They didn't loose money...they made money.
If the game included an aeroplane that looked very much like a "Wildcat", but was not called a "Wildcat" I believe that Grumman would have a very hard time collecting money...but because the box said "Fly the Wildcat", Grumman can make a pretty strong case that the game manufacturer is making money off of their property.