How Dassault Puts the VIP Touch Inside the Falcon Jet Cabins – AINtv

you before a new dasa Falcon jet is delivered to its owner a lot goes into making sure the appointments of the cabin interior are very special aain had the chance to visit - Zoe's completion center in Little Rock Arkansas to see how the company's craftsmen and women apply cutting-edge skills and manufacturing methods to outfit these VIP jets the aircraft are assembled at - O's Factory in France and then flown across the Atlantic without cabin interiors or external paintwork - Little Rock the process from start to finish in for the completion activity actually starts before the airplane arrives where we take the customer specifications do the design then procure and manufacture all the individual parts for the completion and then when the airplane arrives we do the modifications for structures bundles and install after that while the interior seats cabinets carpets and obviously paint the airplane before we do some flight tests to check everything and present her the airplane to the customer while some aircraft manufacturers build an aircraft and hand it off to a separate completions company the SL prefers to do the work itself as the process can be optimized for their specific models the subjects you wanted to control the entirety of the process from building the green airplane and the completion and actually there are a lot of interactions to improve the efficiency of the process of the installation of the completion to work closely with the design of the basic airplane so some things can be done upstream but also the interfaces are optimized to make a smooth interior installation we try to offer maximum number of options to the customers and the possibility also to customize the interiors to their designs and wishes the completions process takes full advantage of 3d data from des ozone CATIA v5 design software des Eaux is the first to receive approval by US and European authorities for full use of 3d data throughout the entire manufacturing process back in 2007 with the arrival of the first 7x which had been designed for the basic airplane in 3d models at the same time we thought seneschal to implement the usage of the 3d data for the completion so we started transforming all our engineering activities and our processes and people by integrating the manufacturing process directly with the 3d data so we thought that maximizing the use of the 3d data across upon the complete completion process was the best way to optimize that transition into the 3d environment 3d data is even used in designing and applying paint schemes to the exterior of the aircraft through laser projections in the cabinet manufacturing process 3d data is used with the CNC 5 axis machine that precisely cuts complex shapes from lightweight honeycomb in cereals the machine can even change bits as needed throughout the process once the initial milling is complete the edges of the honeycomb are filled with a paste that hardens and is then milled again to create a smooth solid edge metal components are also machined by C&C from solid billets of aluminum the various pieces are then assembled into a complete cabinet and hand fitted to ensure that they fit properly afterwards the cabinet will be disassembled and veneers are applied by hand finishes are applied and gloss finishes are polished quality control specialists then check the finishes carefully for flaws the depth of the finish needs to be checked as well if any flaws are found they will be marked and the part will be sent back for further work before being delivered for final assembly in deso is upholstery shop leather hides are grouped by project to ensure consistent color matching after tanning and dyeing before cutting the hides a keen eye is required to survey the surface to locate any imperfections and they are marked next the hides are placed on a table that uses suction to keep the height smooth and in place the height is digitally scanned to locate the marked imperfections and edges the cutting machine uses 3d data to ensure that each piece is cut precisely to pattern then the pieces are sewn together finally the completed cover is carefully manipulated to perfectly fit over the seat phone before long this finely crafted seat be ready to cruise over the Atlantic at 40,000 feet vessel is currently building new hangars in Little Rock to accommodate the new larger 5 X + 8 X jets that are now in development it is also expanding and improving the facilities for the upholstery and cabinet shops to increase quality efficiency in shortened production times while improving the environment for those working in the shops construction is expected to be completed in early 2016

Channel: Aviation International News

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Length: 6min 11sec (371 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 22 2016