Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Production of the new Learjet 85 aircraft has officially begun
as the program successfully exited the Aircraft Level Critical
Design Review. Development and production teams in Wichita, Kansas;
Montréal, Québec; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and
Querétaro, Mexico, are actively engaged in the manufacturing
validation phase.
Ralph Acs, Vice President and General Manager, Learjet,
Bombardier Business Aircraft said the airplane is making solid
progress. He said the manufacturing sites are ready, production has
begun, and they have been successfully building parts and we are
ensuring that all quality standards are met for the Learjet 85
aircraft’s entry into service in 2013.
The Querétaro site is operational with production tooling
in place. To date, several test fuselages and key elements of the
composite structure have been produced at the facility to validate
the manufacturing and assembly processes. In addition, a
full-length composite fuselage has been assembled, and production
of the first flight test vehicle is underway.
The Learjet 85 aircraft program supply base has started the
fabrication of parts, and is on track with approximately 40 per
cent of dedicated supplier test rigs that are operational, running
their respective systems prior to shipment to the final line.
As part of Bombardier’s technology readiness program, over
12,000 test pieces have been produced to date. The first FAA
structural certification test project was successfully completed
this summer.
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