cars signed off by PEs?

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Hardwick, Robert C wrote:

> Can anyone tell us whether automobile manufacturing requires a PE's
> signature at some point in the design?  (I describe it this way because
> a FAA authorized engineer (DER) doesn't have to sign off each detail
> drawing on an airplane, just a top collector.)


Hahahahahahaha,  sorry, Robert, but I had to laugh.    The Detroit auto 
industry would be so much different if they thought they had to have 
drawings signed off by someone who knew what he was doing.   Besides, 
that would imply that the engineer signing off the drawing was taking 
responsibility for that design.   The legal implications are scary!  :-)

Good post Robert, as usual.

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey