College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Aerospace Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Aerospace Engineering
Date
11-2012
Primary Advisor
Kurt Colvin, College of Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
One often overlooked aspect to building an aircraft is the manufacturing process used to put it into production. This may be a major contributor to acquisition cost and requires a large amount of money to implement. Once all the tooling has been purchased, one of the greatest costs is labor. The experience of building an all-aluminum aircraft shows that the production process is one which may be done in many different ways. Minimizing the assembly time is important for aircraft manufacturers and one of the best ways to do that is on the assembly line itself. Specific practices in the manufacturing process can speed up production, and this paper shows some practical examples of that.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/aerosp/100