"3, 2, 1, go!" - Video of the final assembly of the first Airbus A321

I'm your intern early April 2013 the first Thomas Cook Airbus 321 211 with the serial number MSN 5 603 is ready for final assembly in Hamburg finkin better components have been built all over Europe they come to Hamburg to be meticulously assembled and tested every rivet needs to be exactly in place the components of the a321 have been produced in Germany the UK France and Spain the main part of the fuselage including the cockpit is produced in France the thomascook project 3 2 1 go was started 3 years ago the Airbus is due for delivery in May it should take off in June at first the fuselage is assembled at station 41 the aircraft is taking shape using cutting-edge technology in the Airbus plant precision and teamwork play an important part at station 40 the so-called marriage takes place the Assembly of the wings after having installed the landing gears the Airbus stands on its own feet for the first time at station 35 the tail plane and vertical tail as well as the booster APU are being installed in total about three million single components are used for the Airbus 321 the thomascook project team coming from all markets of the Thomas Cook Airlines segment actively accompanies the construction progress in Hamburg the vertical tail is produced in Germany whereas the tailplane is fabricated in Spain as soon as all components have been assembled they are tested everything inside the eres from the lighting system to the leak proof tank as well as the communication and navigation system then the laboratories get installed the panelings and interior equipment now the overhead compartments and seats in total 215 seats are built in and wired they'd be designed and manufactured by rakau especially for Conda and Thomas book they are extra light so the average sales weight and fuel now the Airbus 321 is assembled and ready for outside varnishing that's in our next episode how the airbus construction continues

Channel: Condor Flugdienst GmbH

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Keywords: Thomas Cook, Airbus, A321, Final Assembly, CondorAirline, Condor, Aircraft, Airline, Thomas Cook Airlines UK, Plane, Airplane, Hamburg Finkenwerder, fuselage, tail unit, wings

Id: 6OQigxFYIUg

Length: 3min 19sec (199 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 26 2013