What Axe Is RAC Grinding?
Now, if a dummy like me can figure this out (with a little help from my friends), RAC surely can. Why wouldn’t they? Why didn’t they? It is just possible there is an agenda here, and an ugly one. Let’s face it: Raytheon is fundamentally uninterested in piston airplanes to begin with. Folks, wake up, please? It’s no longer “Beech” or “Beechcraft.” Walter and Olive Ann are long gone, and there isn’t any romance with aviation left. Like all big companies, Raytheon’s only consideration is the bottom line in the next quarterly report. The thought of having anything to do with 50-year-old airplanes must give them nightmares in the Raytheon boardroom. The GARA 18-year “Statute of Repose” has cleared them of all liability on the T-34, and they have nothing to gain by getting involved, risking any new liability. Fact is, Raytheon has never supported the civilian T-34 in any way. But there is some pressure from the FAA for RAC to help out with the situation, and Raytheon certainly wants to keep
