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Post by addasih on Mar 18, 2015 15:04:52 GMT 1
To make it easier for all. creating this thread for step by step overview and different locations of assembly for A350 program. The thread is created as a quick reference so please try not to post any discussion here. For discussion and more info please use the following threads a380.boards.net/post/10109/thread and a380.boards.net/post/31867/thread 1. Station 59; "sections preparations and integration of major cabin fixtures (I think like crew rests and galleys) 2. Station 50: fuselage join 3. Station 40: wing join and "floor to floor" installation and first power on 4. Station 30: Indoor ground tests and "Cabin pre-customisation" 5. Station 18: Outdoor ground tests. 6. Paint shop: Painting 7. Station 20: Station 20 "Installation of engines, Final cabin and cockpit furnishing "- 8. Flight line: Final tests before first flight www.a350xwb.com/industrial-process/airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/12/...t-airbus-a350-final-assembly-line/ |
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Post by addasih on Mar 18, 2015 15:07:42 GMT 1
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Post by addasih on Mar 19, 2015 5:54:59 GMT 1
From the outside:  The red circle marks the new P30 stations.  The inside:   Cabin furnishing is done at the A330 site, that's where you have seen MSN6.  |
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Post by addasih on Mar 19, 2015 5:57:03 GMT 1
Station 59Cabin monuments installation
Station 50
Fuselage join.
Station 40
Interior furnishings include; side-walls, overhead compartments, carpets, floor surfaces and partitions. Station 30
Ground tests include; mechanical, electronic and avionics systems, Cabin tests (IFE, wifi etc) and air conditioning. Cabin installations include; Seats, IFE and cabling, door and cargo linings, partitions and galley equipment Structural installations include; belly fairing (presumably the panels), landing gear doors, wing leading edge and from MSN1's assembly, the winglets. Station 18Pressurisation, communication, fuel and door tests. Station 20 (existing A330 facilities)
Completion of cabin furnishings and installation of engines and APU Station 15 - essentially, a station name for flight test
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Post by addasih on Mar 19, 2015 15:37:22 GMT 1
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Post by addasih on Mar 19, 2015 16:54:34 GMT 1
Other stations currently used by the program L70 hangar is used for A350 rework Three temporary tents on the A380 flight line for cabin installation Airbus - A380 FAL by dn280tls, on Flickr L07 paint hangar at the A380 site that can be used for A350 painting too  Msn10 F-WZFE 13/3/2015 by A380_TLS_A350, on Flickr |
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Post by sciing on May 18, 2016 11:58:40 GMT 1
There are for the moment 4 A350 capable paint hangars, with 2 more under construction. The following wide-body paint hangars are available: - C33: located at the A330/A350 site, can paint both A330 and A350 - C35: located at the A330/A350 site, can paint both A330 and A350 - C39: located at the A330/A350 site, can paint both A330 and A350 - C50: located at the A330/A350 site, can only paint the A330, will be demolished in 2017 - L07: located at the A380 site, can paint both A330 and A350 - L08: under construction at the A380 site, due 2016, will be able to paint both A330 and A350 - L09: under construction at the A380 site, due 2017, will be able to paint both A330 and A350 Airbus also uses two A330 capable paint hangars at Châteauroux airport in case TLS is full. Finally XFW can paint the A330 as well. (link) a380.boards.net/post/72909/thread |
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Post by sciing on Apr 8, 2017 10:31:38 GMT 1
Just a question, how you know when a plane its ready for her CAF? It is published somewhere? There is a Flightline and a Delivery Center. After a round of test flights starting from the flightline the frames are moved to the DC, starting the customer acceptence procedure and the CAFs. Here on this picture you can see the FL (F-WZFX) and the DC (F-WZFQ).  Roll out A350 MSN25 F-WZFT by volv_sj, auf Flickr a380.boards.net/post/91621 |
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Post by Jkkw on Apr 19, 2017 13:58:32 GMT 1
A good picture showing the numbering of the parking positions at the A380 FAL area  twitter.com/jumbo747pilot/status/854679335403442178 |
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Post by yumi on Dec 14, 2018 1:31:36 GMT 1
A350 XWB: A NEW ASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR A BRAND NEW AIRCRAFT
The A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) has been set up close to the A330 final assembly
line in Toulouse, in order to optimise the industrial processes associated with an entirely new
FAL dedicated to widebody twin-engine aircraft.
The A350 XWB “Roger Béteille” FAL covers a total area of 11 hectares and is the “greenest”
ever built by Airbus (recycling of the material on site during earthworks, natural lighting
wherever possible, photovoltaic roof producing the equivalent of 55% of the power needed for
the building to function...).
The main building, dedicated to aircraft assembly, is L-shaped with impressive dimensions: 300
metres large, 125 metres long and 35 metres tall, and covers a surface of 7.2 hectares,
including 53,000 square metres of aircraft halls, 21,000 square metres of ancillary buildings
(supply chain services, stores, workshops and offices) plus 20,000 square metres of taxiways
and runways.
A second building and its annexes cover a surface of 3.8 hectares, including a 32,000 square
metre aircraft hall for indoor ground testing and cabin pre-customisation, a 4,000 square metre
logistics hall, 6,000 square metres of offices, a restaurant and a technical centre.
The A350 XWB final assembly process has been thought out with efficiency in mind, in order to
reduce the assembly time compared to current programmes. Unlike Airbus’ other programmes,
the A350 XWB passenger cabin installation is started in parallel with the assembly of the
fuselage, wings and tailplane.
The A350 XWB sections arrive at the FAL from the various Airbus sites in Europe already fitted
out - including cockpit - and tested, reducing the amount of work required on the systems in the
FAL.
The big cabin monuments such as galleys, crew rest compartments and toilets, are first of all
installed inside each of the three fuselage sections at Station 59, before aircraft final assembly
begins.
Final assembly starts at Station 50, with the joining of the forward, centre and aft fuselage
sections. The nose landing gear is also installed at this station.
During the next step, at Station 40, the aircraft has its first fuselage power-on, which enables the
functional tests to take place, in parallel with the wing-fuselage junction, the installation of the
tailplane (horizontal and vertical fins) and tailcone, and the main landing gear and engine
pylons. The first phase of cabin fitting is also carried out at station 40, when the floor, sidewalls,
overhead bins and ceiling panels are installed.
Assembly continues at Station 30, with ground testing of mechanical, electrical and avionics
systems, first aircraft power-on, cabin furnishing (seats and main pieces of equipment) and final
structural activities (belly fairing, landing gear doors, …).
The aircraft is then moved to station 18 (shared with the A330), where external tests are
performed (cabin pressurisation, communication systems, calibration and testing of the fuel
gauges, adjustment of all cargo and passenger doors).
The next step, at Station 20 (facilities shared with the A330), consists of cabin furnishing
completion (In Flight Entertainment, curtains, safety equipment, special seats such as mini
suites, trim and finish ...), as well as cockpit furnishing and engine installation.
The last step before the aircraft is transferred to the flight line consists of painting the aircraft. In
Toulouse there are four paint halls dedicated to A330, A350 XWB and A380 families– three on
the Clément Ader site and one on the Jean-Luc Lagardère site. The paint used complies with
environmental regulations: polyurethane paints and solvents with a low VOC (Volatile Organic
Compound) content. The paint operators use spray guns with an electrostatic spray system.
Because it is more evenly spread, less paint is used, enabling weight savings on the aircraft.
Finally, in flight line, the aircraft conducts final tests (including engine tests) and performs its first
flight, before starting its acceptance phase at the Henri Ziegler Delivery Center in Toulouse
where the aircraft will be handed over to the airline customer
When A350 XWB production reaches full production rate, the number of Airbus employees
working on this site should be around 1,800 people and the complete process, from the
beginning of final assembly through to delivery to the customer, will take two and a half months.
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