Originally Posted by
Ordell
I've followed the MRJ with interest because a) I'm a sucker for an underdog and b) I'm also a Japanophile and it's great to see them making planes. Japanese quality is rarely ever questioned, even if Mitsubishi is learning as it goes since it never built a plane.
Perhaps more accurately, they never built an airliner. Mitsubishi built lots of military aircraft including the Zero. More recent examples are the MU-2, and the Hawker 400 is an evolution on the MU-300 Diamond.
I agree about the Japanese quality part. Well, except for airbags...