Colgan Air, Inc. v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.

ORDER

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

The matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion for permission to use an aircraft mock-up as a demonstrative aid in the course of the jury trial (docket no. 181). 1 As the motion has been fully briefed and argued, it is now ripe for disposition.

I

A brief summary of the facts of the case is necessary to put defendant’s motion in context. Specifically, this negligence and breach of warranty action arises out of the August 26, 2003 crash of a Beech 1900D aircraft, FAA Registration No. N240CJ (“Aircraft N240CJ”), off the Massachusetts coast. The suit is…