Manufacture
Aircraft wings are very complex assemblies of fixed structural and deployable aerodynamic surfaces, made from a combination of metallic & composite parts:
- Describe the assembly methods currently used by the manufacturers of large commerical & military aircraft
- Identify the prinicipal costs in the assembly processes
- Identify methods by which substantial reduction in those costs could be achieved
- Comment on changes needed in wing design to accomodate the proposed changes in assembly methods
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April 8, 2010 at 3:38 pm