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From the article:

“But digital models simply don’t exist for vast inventories of older parts, some dating back decades.”

I presume that this has something to do with their approach.

Seems amazing to me that this method would be more cost effective or even just plain effective vs scanning and interpreting paper drafts/blueprints.

Because actually finding blueprints that reliably match what the helicopter is actually using can be a real problem that can take far longer, will __still__ require you to cross-check against the part because of human error :-)

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