Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Will Validate Pre-Production Design Concepts, Manufacturing
Process, QA
Bombardier Aerospace says it has successfully built the first
all-composite manufacturing validation unit (MVU) for the Learjet
85's pressure fuselage section. The MVU was built in Montreal,
where the Learjet 85 aircraft structural design team is located,
using actual production tooling and with strong support from the
program team based in Mexico. This unit will be used to validate
the design concepts, manufacturing processes and quality as the
program advances towards the beginning of production, scheduled for
later this year.
The 45,000 pounds of production tooling will soon be transferred
to its permanent home, the new Learjet 85 aircraft facility in
Queretaro, Mexico, where a second MVU will be built.
"This is another crucial step towards the start of production of
the first Learjet 85 aircraft," said Ralph Acs, Vice President,
Learjet 85, Bombardier Business Aircraft. "Our next step will be to
apply what we learn from this first manufacturing validation unit
to the second unit, in order to confirm our technology
readiness."
"This achievement is a further illustration of our commitment to
developing more efficient aircraft using composite structures,"
said Francois Caza, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Bombardier
Aerospace. "It is an important step in our comprehensive strategic
technology program to design and build the most efficient aircraft
structure."
Construction of the Learjet 85 aircraft manufacturing facility
in Queretaro is progressing to plan. The first tooling is scheduled
for installation at the Queretaro facility this month and the first
production part will be built soon afterwards. The Learjet 85
aircraft program is progressing full-speed ahead and the aircraft
is on schedule for entry into service in 2013.
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