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    Fuselage Inserts

    Boeing's philosophy, as I was told it, is that - for a 'stretch' variant - the wing remains in the same postion because moving it fwd or aft for a 'minor model' would cause far more hassle than the current method. As said above, the SRM will have a fuselage diagram that shows the plugs. The...
  2. Frank Black

    random thought d'jour ...

    As far as I know, The '8' is because it's considered a lucky number in Asia and, since that was considered one of the primary markets for the big 'plane, it became the A380. Simple as that. Boeing were just fortunate that the 787 had 767 and 777 preceeding it or else we might be asking the...
  3. Frank Black

    Catia V5 - ICEM Aero Expert Lofting Issue

    I agree with itsmyjob above.... before you go too far, make sure the gap is real and not just the graphic settings on your computer. I learnt that one the hard way.
  4. Frank Black

    Seal 10-60754 catalog? for 9G sliding door.

    Hi, 10-60754 isn't a Boeing "catalogue" per-se, but a drawing number. Last time I referred to it, there were hundreds of pages (500+) in that drawing now, each seal profile occupying a page or two. If my memory serves, that's the only source of profile shape, material specification and...
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    What are the benefits of Designing Composites with CATIA ?

    Hi, Do you mean benefits of 3D CATIA compared to other high-end 3DCAD software or 3D CATIA compared to 'traditional' 2D drawing definition? If it's the latter the benefits can be considerable. They need to be to justify the considerable cost of the license (I've been told it's ~$25k/seat for...
  6. Frank Black

    3D printed aircraft component

    Here's a couple of links to presentations about Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing of aircraft structural components:- 1) Additive Mfg (GKN) http://www.gkn.com/aerospace/media/resources/Presentations/GKN_Aerospace_Additive_Manufacturing.pdf 2) Additive Mfg by FAA...
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