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~ Global Aeronautica

»Global Aeronautica
ξ a 50/50 joint venture of Alenia North America, Inc. — a Finmeccanica company, and Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
ξ will assemble, integrate, test and apply surface finishes to more than 60 percent of the 787 fuselage
ξ prior to shipment to Boeing’s final assembly facility in Everett, Washington.
ξ located in North Charleston, South Carolina
ξ at peak production will employ approximately 450 people in a 334,000-square-foot facility built on a 240-acre site adjacent to Charleston International Airport
ξ and includes 252,000 square feet of manufacturing floor
ξ the site will include a 54,000-square-foot surface finishes building.
ξ will receive mid-fuselage sections from an international supply chain including
ξ Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A of Italy,
ξ Fuji Heavy Industries and
ξ Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan and
ξ Boeing – Winnipeg
ξ in addition, it will receive aft fuselage sections from Vought’s collocated facility in North Charleston.

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~ Vought Aircraft

»787 Dreanliner Photos
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ξ depicts the first Pre-Production Verification (PPV) fuselage section (Section 47) through cure and trim
ξ taken just prior to removal of the mandrel, or mold, around which the fuselage was formed
ξ PPV is the first step in prove-out of the actual production process
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ξ an automated fiber placement machine is loaded with aft section 47
ξ in the background is Vought's second automated fiber placement machine
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ξ Vought's aft section 48 FPQ (first part qualification) is loaded into a pre-NDI (nondestructive inspection) production cell

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ξ This is the "join" cell where Vought's aft fuselage sections 47 and 48 will be mechanically fastened together
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ξ Vought's aft section 48 FPQ (first part qualification) is loaded into the nondestructive inspection machine,
ξ where high-frequency ultrasonic sound waves scan for imperfections or voids in the skin material
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ξ Vought's first-article production aft fuselage barrels (sections 47 and 48) are in their jigs prior to being joined
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ξ Vought's first-article production aft fuselage barrels go through the shimming process
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ξ Drilling is complete on section 47, Vought's first-article production aft fuselage (April 23, 2007).
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ξ 47 & 48: Vought's first-article production aft fuselage barrels are joined in North Charleston, SC (April 23, 2007).
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ξ Vought employees gather in front of the world's first all-composite aft fuselage for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
ξ Vought held a public rollout of its barrel sections 47 and 48 on May 8 at the company's 787 production facility in North Charleston, S.C.
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage section is being readied for transportation out of its production jig (May 8, 2007)
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage section is loaded onto a transporter for the company's delivery celebration (May 8, 2007
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage section being removed from its production jig (May 8, 2007)
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage section makes its way across the production floor (May 8, 2007)
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ξ Aft fuselage section 47 static unit
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ξ Aft fuselage section 48 unit #4 post cure
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage is wrapped for delivery on May 10, 2007.
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage is being transported across the Global Aeronautica facility for delivery on May 10, 2007
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ξ Vought's first 787 aft fuselage arrives at "station zero" within Global Aeronautica on May 10, 2007.
ξ Cranes then pick up the barrels and place them on the cargo loader that transports them to Boeing's large cargo freighter (LCF).

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