Shells =/= Barrels?


(There was a lot of confusion regarding how they were gonna do the fuselage - I can't remember anymore if it is composite barrels, or composite panels attached to ribs)

It´s normal for the Aircraft Manufacters to have parts of the aircrafts build in other country´s, in fact B787 as alot more parts build in other countrys than you might think too. Here goes some of 787 origins.

Messier-Dowty (France) builds the landing gear, which includes titanium forged in Russia, and brake parts from Italy.

The wings are manufactured by Japanese companies in Nagoya such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which also makes the central wing box. The horizontal stabilizers are manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica in Italy

The passenger doors are made by Latécoère (France), and the cargo doors, access doors, and crew escape door are made by Saab (Sweden). Japanese industrial participation is very important to the project, with a 35% work share, and many of the subcontractors supported and funded by the Japanese government.


[edit on 10-3-2009 by polar]

[edit on 10-3-2009 by polar]