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Post by Jkkw on Apr 10, 2016 20:34:58 GMT 1
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 12, 2016 10:47:38 GMT 1
Rework has finished, MSN 43 is scheduled for paint later this week.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 12, 2016 16:54:39 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Apr 14, 2016 20:42:20 GMT 1
MSN 43 went to paint this evening.
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tris06
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Post by tris06 on Apr 26, 2016 4:01:06 GMT 1
Well its been in paint for 10 days now one would assume its out of paint before Friday.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 16:27:02 GMT 1
In A08
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XWB
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Post by XWB on May 2, 2016 16:28:36 GMT 1
Waiting for cabin fit I presume.
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Post by XWB on May 4, 2016 23:46:15 GMT 1
Up to that - new knowledge and improvements are coming all the time - look at the development of A330 so I do not believe the rework phase would ever vanish. There might be periods when it is smaller and it might be later bigger etc. The A330 from the period of MSN 200 is dramatically different to the one with MSN around 500 and even more around 1000 and much more around now....... This is an entirely different topic. - Rework on early frames is a consequence of early improvements following flight test findings. - 'Traveled work' - per Boeing parlance - is a consequence of an increasing assembly pace : aircraft are moved on to the next station even when some items are still missing. - Design improvements can be implemented even on mature aircraft to keep them competitive (for instance, Boeing now sells an improved 77W, hoping to spur enough sales to keep the line going at the same pace until 777X production starts). Production however is performed per plans. I agree with Baroque, most probably the tents now are used to perform work that was left out for lack of time in the assembly process. Strictly speaking, it's no 'traveled work' since everything in this case takes place in the same factory (work does not 'travel'), whereas Boeing coined the term when they had unfinished fuselage sections shipped to the FAL and completed there. Airbus calls it OutStanding Work (OSW). Let's however remember that there is almost always something to fix on any airplane after roll-out. True, however the amount of outstanding work on the A350 is significant. During a normal assembly procedure like the A330 or 777 one does not need those tents for additional work.
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on May 5, 2016 0:18:55 GMT 1
During a normal assembly procedure like the A330 or 777 one does not need those tents for additional work. The A330 and 777 are mature programmes however and did not shoot for 10+ per month within the first 5 years.
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wba330
Preparation for Convoy
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Post by wba330 on May 9, 2016 17:34:57 GMT 1
Ethiopian posted this picture, last week, where we can see an Ethiopian FA in a A350 cabin. It looks like Ethiopian A350 cabin, according to seats, in the background.
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