This is not a scientific comparison, but when i saw one scene I remembered another. This is the recent scene: yesterday afternoon, Naha airport, Okinawa, Japan. Line crew gassing up a Cirrus SR22: Details to notice below: crew identically dressed in company uniform; complete safety gear -- hardhats, reflective chest straps with procedural checklist clipped on, puffy protective cuff to shield the p
![China Versus Japan: Aviation Angle](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/518ae0919606c00aacc7f0a10ccf912b3677d3d2/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theatlantic.com%2Fassets%2Fstatic%2Fb%2Ftheatlantic%2Fimg%2Flacroix-default-thumbnail.png)