Simviation Forum - holy Sh!&

	Search the archive:

Simviation Main Site | Site Search | Upload Images

Simviation Forum › Graphic Gallery › Photos & Cameras › holy Sh!&

(Moderators: Mitch., Fly2e, ozzy72, beaky, Clipper, JBaymore, Bob70, BigTruck)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

holy Sh!& (Read 705 times)

Feb 19^th, 2004 at 9:54am

Craig. Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender:
Posts: 18590

A380 wing.
WOW

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Feb 19^th, 2004 at 10:17am

ozzy72 Offline
Global Moderator
Pretty scary huh?
Madsville

Gender:
Posts: 37122

Hmm, pretty big Shocked

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Feb 19^th, 2004 at 10:25am

Hagar Offline
Colonel
My Spitfire Girl
Costa Geriatrica

Posts: 33159

Makes me wonder how & where they're going to assemble it. Roll Eyes

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group

Need help? Try Grumpy's Lair

My photo gallery

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2004 at 12:37am

Rifleman Offline
Colonel
" Full size A/C are just
overgrown models ! "
Tropical island in the Pacific

Posts: 6622

Come on Hagar, you know they're gonna assemble it on the left end of that wing section......... Roll Eyes

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2004 at 2:12am

SilverFox441 Offline
Colonel
Now What?
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Gender:
Posts: 1467

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!

Steve (Silver Fox) Daly

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 8:33pm

Daz Offline
Colonel
in the morning im making
WAFFLES!
Leeds, UK

Gender:
Posts: 1171

thats nuts!! look at the size of it...they will need to build the thing in a desert to have enough room

AMD athlon XP2800+ @2.34ghz&&Epox 8RDA3G 400 fsb, 8x AGP&&1024MB DDR400 PC3200&&XFX 256MB FX5950 Ultra (oc 525/1.04)&&40 gig maxtor 7200rpm&&80 gig seagate baracuda 7200rpm&&

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 8:59pm

crj700 Ex Member
I Like Flight Simulation!

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.

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 10:32pm

Jared Offline
Colonel
I'd rather be flying...
Uniontown, Ohio

Gender:
Posts: 12621

thanks for the detailed lesson in wing airframe assembly..it was much needed..

IP Logged

Reply #8 - Feb 24^th, 2004 at 10:55pm

crj700 Ex Member
I Like Flight Simulation!

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.

JF

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page