Question Regarding Grumman Lawsuit

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by PE_Tigar

don't compare Porsche with this, they've never sued anyone for modelling Tiger tank or smt...

Maybe not, and good on them for that, but you do know the actual production Tiger was a Henschel design?

[robtek]

Henschel didn't sue also!
Ooops, there will be a Henschel in 4.10. I shure hope nobody gets a idea

[PE_Tigar]

Originally Posted by Igo kyu

Maybe not, and good on them for that, but you do know the actual production Tiger was a Henschel design?

I'm not too much into tanks, but I do know both Porsche and Henschel had designs for Pz. VI, and that the Henschel design won... Anyway, the point was - car designs and weapon designs shouldn't be compared. I mean, when I was in China I was amazed at the number of knock off cars on the road - quite funny, and scary. Now making a digital likeness of a WWII era plane is a different thing altogether...

Which brings in mind another thing - how come those trolls try to sue Oleg, and forget the guys who build scale replicas of P-51s for example?

[Viking]

“Which brings in mind another thing - how come those trolls try to sue Oleg, and forget the guys who build scale replicas of P-51s for example?”

It’s all explained in my previous post, see below.
They, the war industrial complex of USA, live and thrive on the citizen’s fear and ignorance of other nations. The first, second and finally the cold war was a major contribution to their shareholders. Do you seriously think they will voluntarily shift from warships, warplanes, guns etc and start producing bicycle stands, park benches etc ? Think not!

“We must not forget that Grumman et consorties (the "defence" contractors) live on fear. The population must live in fear and a belive that the outside world is evil and that US must use every available dollar to buy moore weapons from the contractors.

Then comes a Russian (one of the evil commies!) guy and gives microsoft a teatching on how a flightsim should look! And then the commie goes on and sort of clames that the Soviets won the war!!
Do you seriusly think that Grumman would slap Oleg on the back? " Congrats comrade you surly made a nice Grumman XXX there! This will cast some light on history and bring our nations together again like old times!"
Think not! “



Viking

[Emperor Norton]

Worth noting it was Northrup Grumman, the leading supplier of military simulators, who sued and not Boeing*, Lockheed or Curtiss-Wright. You want a tin foil hat conspiracy Northrup Grumman was looking to trip up a potential competitor for their golden goose.

* who bought out North American and thus would have rights to the Mustang.

[SlipBall]

I think back then, it was still just plain Grumman ( may be wrong), and they were having financial trouble's...they wanted some cash, but Oleg played hardball