Aircraft Manufacturing and Assembly

The joining, or mating, of fuselage subassemblies that have been craned into a supporting jig or fixture is usually the first step in aircraft construction. The vehicle is moved through a series of workstations as it is assembled, accruing new subassemblies and onboard systems, ducts, control cables, and other interior plumbing. Wheeled fittings can be used to transport light and medium-weight aircraft; bigger aircraft must be craned. Air-cushion technology is frequently used to move modern huge planes and spacecraft. Air is pushed into the assembly fixture supports and escapes through holes on the bottom. The expelled air’s tremendous force elevates the entire fixture and vehicle assembly several centimetres off the floor, allowing tractor or human power to move it. The addition of nose and tail sections, wings, engines, and landing gear are all major construction processes. After finishing work at the last station, the plane is hauled out of the assembly plant and onto the flight line for a production flight test, which entails a thorough inspection of required performance.

The accumulation of subassemblies begins the assembly of aeronautical vehicles at the prime contractor or systems integrator. The rear fuselage portion of a transport aircraft is an example of a typical subassembly, which is made up of multiple parts. (These segments are frequently constructed by subcontractors, who deal with their own suppliers of the segment’s constituent elements.) The segments are transported to the subassembly area, where teams of workers place them in support jigs or fixtures and link them together to form a unit, within which the interior equipment is placed. Other subassemblies, such as the remaining fuselage parts, wing sections, tail sections, and engine nacelles, were assembled in a similar manner. The numerous subassemblies are then transported to the main assembly line, where they are finalised.

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