I think this thread is a good idea but tittle is not very fortunate…can we choose it for “second rank aircraft industries or something similar”…It is a question of production not economical power.
For me, China or Sweden have relevant aerospace industries comparable to USA, Russia or France.
UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea can be considered in the second rank.
I have to disagree with some of your rankings on the following grounds:
The UK has the capacity to produce its own aircraft if it wanted to, the only barriers are political.
The UK has Rolls Royce, and BAe, two leading aerospace manufacturers.
South Korea produces its own first rate aircraft in the form of the T-50
France has Dassault as a true french company, but Airbus is not french, it is a european consortium, owned by French, German, Spanish and British interests, and is a world class firm in its own right.
Italy also has an excellent track record in designing and building aircraft (eg. AMX)
China may produce alot of aircraft, but by far the majority are licence built foreign designs.
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