Simviation Forum - Boeing production line

Apr 26^th, 2010 at 8:09pm

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SWA wanted this one fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKnsyYbfC60

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Reply #1 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 8:17pm

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Cool! But yeah, we don't work that fast around my neck of the woods..

I wonder how many gallons of paint they used on that.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #2 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 9:00pm

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Steve M wrote on Apr 26^th, 2010 at 8:17pm:

Cool! But yeah, we don't work that fast around my neck of the woods..

I wonder how many gallons of paint they used on that.

Wonder if there's a 'home' version for flight simmers

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 11:21am

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Steve M wrote on Apr 26^th, 2010 at 8:17pm:

Cool! But yeah, we don't work that fast around my neck of the woods..

I wonder how many gallons of paint they used on that.

I'd be interested to know how much that paint weighs Smiley

I dont know why but this vid reminds me of the time when a UPS Pilot shut down his engines incorrectly and one of the engines caught fire, later I learned that pilot was fired.

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2010 at 12:00pm

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Steve M wrote on Apr 26^th, 2010 at 8:17pm:

Cool! But yeah, we don't work that fast around my neck of the woods..

I wonder how many gallons of paint they used on that.

From Boeing Quote:

Did you know about 50 gallons of paint are used to paint an average 737? Once the paint is dry, it will weigh approximately 250 pounds.

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Reply #5 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 12:35am

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I like the gear going up and down Grin

.... looks funny sped up.

Only 250 lbs of paint eh? Interesting...

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Reply #6 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 7:33pm

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1. Henry Ford would be proud.
2. Imagine going back in time just after Henry started his production line and showing him that video. Cheesy

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #7 - Apr 28^th, 2010 at 10:19pm

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I love how they install a whole engine while it's moving.

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Reply #8 - Apr 29^th, 2010 at 3:35am

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specter177 wrote on Apr 28^th, 2010 at 10:19pm:

I love how they install a whole engine while it's moving.

So would I. To connect up they are as simple as a child's toy. To actually get them on the crutch pads can be a phuqing nightmare. Not only that but each winch has a dynometer on it to check the amount of stress on the pylon. One winch click at the front can send the rear over limits and you have to release. To get an engine in and sitting before you you are ready to put the bolts in can take up to an hour. Either Boeing have a trade secret or it is promotional BS.

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Reply #9 - May 1^st, 2010 at 11:16am

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expat wrote on Apr 29^th, 2010 at 3:35am:

specter177 wrote on Apr 28^th, 2010 at 10:19pm:

I love how they install a whole engine while it's moving.

So would I. To connect up they are as simple as a child's toy. To actually get them on the crutch pads can be a phuqing nightmare. Not only that but each winch has a dynometer on it to check the amount of stress on the pylon. One winch click at the front can send the rear over limits and you have to release. To get an engine in and sitting before you you are ready to put the bolts in can take up to an hour. Either Boeing have a trade secret or it is promotional BS.

Matt

I think the way it works is that the cradle gets docked to the moving line, or maybe it's synched to it somehow... so the motion (which is obviously a lot slower than shown) isn't much of a factor.

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