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Postby Craig. » Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:54 am

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Postby ozzy72 » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:17 am

Hmm, pretty big :o :o :o
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Postby Hagar » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:25 am

Makes me wonder how & where they're going to assemble it. ::)
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Postby Rifleman » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:37 am

Come on Hagar, you know they're gonna assemble it on the left end of that wing section......... ::)   ;D   ;D   ;D  
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Postby SilverFox441 » Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:12 am

I'd think it would be easier to build it flat like a model than hanging from the ceiling that way. :)

Also, that hangar doesn't look anywhere near tall enough to stand an A380 up on it's tail to attach that wing!
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Postby Daz » Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:33 pm

thats nuts!! look at the size of it...they will need to build the thing in a desert to have enough room
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Postby crj700 » Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:59 pm

OK folks, little course on wing assembly.

The pic shows the wing not completed. Why?

1. The LHS wing skeleton is assembled in horizontal jigs (front spar, rear spar, ribs, some parts of the electrical and fuel systems). Same process for the RHS wing skeleton.

2. The center wing section skeleton is assembled.

3. All 3 skeletons are moved and positionned in a vertical jig (less space and ease of assembly for the workers), where the upper and lower skins are mated and attached with various fasteners.

4. Once completed, the structurally completed wing is moved to an horizontal jig, where the assembly process of the various systems are completed (electrical, fuel, winglets, slats / flaps, ailerons...).

Now, that's how a CRJ wing (or Challenger for that matter) is assembled.

The pic shows the LHS wing with the lower skin already attached; it's being moved to the vertical jig where the center wing / center fuse skeleton and the RHS wing will be mated. Airbus has a different way of completing the assembly than Bombardier.

To answer a question, the wings will be assembled in sections in Broughton, North Wales (BAE Systems) and shipped by barge to Toulouse. Airbus has built a special railroad system to accomodate the shear size of the components of the A380.

JF

PS. I'ts huge. Compare the size of the wing to the folks on the LHS of the pic. If I can find the pic where a A320 center wing / center fuse is located next to the first A380 center wing / center fuse ... The difference is amazing... A marvellous design.
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Postby Jared » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:32 pm

thanks for the detailed lesson in wing airframe assembly..it was much needed..:-)
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Postby crj700 » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:55 pm

My pleasure, it did bring back a lot of good memories...
Created (a couple of years back) some of the assembly manuals and the Production Visual Aids for the assembly line at Canadair... Bombardier Aerospace, that is.

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