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Vought/Alenia: 787 Update Sheet

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4596 times:

I was searching around on the Vought website and found this interesting page.

http://www.vought.com/newsFactGallery/SC_news/SC_update.htm

Some highlights:
Image of Section 47 (pre-production).
Updates on a weekly basis.
Vought has received notification that the autoclave they have for the 787 is the largest in the world by volume.

Hopefully we will see images of the tail (Section 47+48 combined) and also the central fues(Sections 43, 44, 45, 46) soon. Smile

Can't wait to start putting it together!

KPAE via KBVY

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Aviator27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4509 times:

I think that picture is mirrored because no cargo door is on the port side of the airplane. Well, not unless Boeing is planning on changing that. Wow, that piece looks smooth and clean. It has to reduce parasite drag by a tremendous amount. I can't wait for those birds to fly and for me to change from Airbus to Boeing guy.

Rheinbote From Germany, joined May 2006, 1956 posts, RR: 52
Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4494 times:

Thanks Beech19, great find.

Looks like they put a post-processed section (windows and doors cut out, primer put on etc.) back to the mandrel for demo-purposes.

Looking at the picture it seems to me that the position of stringers is discernible from the outside, where kind of longitudinal 'sink marks' are visible or the surface became faceted somhow while curing. I noted the same when watching a primered, yet unpainted CFRP rear fuselage of an A380. IIRC it's referred to as 'Zeppelin-Skin' at Airbus.

Watching pictures of painted 787 pre-production sections, I saw nothing like that. Are the 'sink-marks' filled or facets smoothed before painting or will the surface be left 'as-is'? The pre-prod samples looked shiny like a mirror...

[Edited 2007-01-15 20:47:48]

Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4415 times:

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Quoting Aviator27 (Reply 1):
I think that picture is mirrored because no cargo door is on the port side of the airplane.

Actually there are and that looks like a bulk cargo door...or are you saying the 787 is not supposed to have one?

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4406 times:

Quoting Rheinbote (Reply 2):
Watching pictures of painted 787 pre-production sections, I saw nothing like that. Are the 'sink-marks' filled or facets smoothed before painting or will the surface be left 'as-is'? The pre-prod samples looked shiny like a mirror...

Yeah... the peices i have seen up close and personal are very smooth, shiny and show no "zeplin skin". I don't know if they are smoothed afterword or if this one (since it is pre-production and i know they tweaked the process a little) is a pre-tweak version. Very nice either way. Smile

There is one "stringer indent" on this peice that I think that is just a mark on the peice because there is no stringer that runs across the door/window area on the fues barrel we have (KHI Section 43) to work on.

KPAE via KBVY

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4386 times:

Quoting Aviator27 (Reply 1):
I think that picture is mirrored because no cargo door is on the port side of the airplane.

Its a bulk cargo door... and yes they are on the left side. Its not mirrored...

See page 12 of the Airplane Description information:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/acaps/787sec2.pdf

KPAE via KBVY

Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21029 posts, RR: 60
Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4355 times:

That design looks like you could stack them like cups or chairs.

Quoting Beech19 (Reply 4):
There is one "stringer indent" on this peice that I think that is just a mark on the peice

Looks like it's made by a dirty roller or a roller made of a black rubber material. Something involved in moving the piece around?

Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4332 times:

Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 6):
That design looks like you could stack them like cups or chairs.

I had that same thought! Just stack a bunch and then load them all in the LCF at the same time. lol

Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 6):
Something involved in moving the piece around?

That was my assumption...

KPAE via KBVY

Rheinbote From Germany, joined May 2006, 1956 posts, RR: 52
Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4278 times:

Quoting Beech19 (Reply 4):
There is one "stringer indent" on this peice that I think that is just a mark on the peice because there is no stringer that runs across the door/window area on the fues barrel we have (KHI Section 43) to work on.

I guess the faint 'streak' running across the window cutouts is a mark left by the OML caul plates.

Aviator27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4245 times:

Quoting Sammyk (Reply 3):
Actually there are and that looks like a bulk cargo door...or are you saying the 787 is not supposed to have one?

I know its a bulk cargo door. I just thought it should have been on the other side. I stand corrected. Everything is fine.

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Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9
Reply 10, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4225 times:

Can anyone tell me if the Vought factory in Nashville is doing any work on the 787??? I haven't heard either way.

Nashville, Tennessee KBNA

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4169 times:

Quoting Lexy (Reply 10):
Can anyone tell me if the Vought factory in Nashville is doing any work on the 787??? I haven't heard either way.

No. Vought built a brand new factory at CHS to build the Section 47 and 48. Next to that build the Vought/Alenia co-op built another facility that is integrators. They will attach and finish the Section 47/48 tail and also the 43/44/45/46 central fuesalage.

http://www.vought.com/ProdProg/commercial/boeing787.htm

KPAE via KBVY

NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5163 posts, RR: 49
Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 4035 times:

I thought that pics of the mandrels are verboten! No one has gotten picture of a 787 mandrel in public until now and I have thought it was because of propreitary trade secrets information.

Boeing doesn't want to show its hand in how they produce the fuselage barrels.

Did someone at Vought screw up?

Am I right or wrong?

That which does not kill me makes me stronger.

Beech19 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 936 posts, RR: 4
Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 4007 times:

Quoting NYC777 (Reply 12):
I thought that pics of the mandrels are verboten! No one has gotten picture of a 787 mandrel in public until now and I have thought it was because of propreitary trade secrets information.

Boeing has video of the process on their website.

http://www.newairplane.com (click on 787: Innovative Features: Cutting Edge Technolog: Advance Composite Design)

It is a trade secret but its also patented, you can only do so much without getting into some deep DOO-DOO at this point. Smile

KPAE via KBVY

Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9
Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 3892 times:

Quoting Beech19 (Reply 11):
No. Vought built a brand new factory at CHS to build the Section 47 and 48. Next to that build the Vought/Alenia co-op built another facility that is integrators. They will attach and finish the Section 47/48 tail and also the 43/44/45/46 central fuesalage.

Hey thanks alot. Cool.

Nashville, Tennessee KBNA

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