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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage (1985) / Chapter Skim
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... , significant inroads are being made by foreign manufacturers. In 1981 our trade balance in general aviation aircraft was negative due to imports of turboprop transport aircraft for the regional market and business jets (Figure 2-6)
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... This need stimulated foreign manufacturers to pursue the development of this class of aircraft, e.g., CASA-212 (Spain, Indonesia) and Shorts-330 (United Kingdom)
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