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A Look Inside Airbus’s Epic Assembly Line

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The ships from Hamburg steam into Mobile Bay several times a month. Loaded upon them are the titanic parts of flying machines: tails, already painted; wings, already functional; the fuselage, in two segments, front and rear. The pieces are set on flatbed trucks and escorted by police cars to a decommissioned Air Force base, Brookley Field, about four miles from the harbor. There, between the runways, the European aerospace company Airbus has built a $600 million factory to assemble airplanes in… (www.nytimes.com) Más...

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pagheca
pagheca 5
pure high-tech porn! Thanks!!!
pilot62
Scott Campbell 5
Great article and pictures thanks !
peterlmaas2
Peter Maas 2
This is truly a fantastic article. I have made parts for the F-16 in my early days.
I understand the standard procedures and follow up to complete the project.
Thank you.
jbsimms
James Simms 1
Roll Tide!!!

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