22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-P2.5
RAPID WIND TUNNEL MODEL MANUFACTURE AND MODEL CHANGE TECHNIQUES
J. D. Hammond
British Aerospace Airbus Ltd., UK
Keywords: wind-tunnel model, design,manufacture
Commercial pressure continues to drive the
civil aircraft industry to reduce cycle time
between project go-ahead and aircraft entry
into service. Model design and manufacture
has been brought into focus as a critical path
item. The model design and manufacture
facility at Airbus UK, Filton have adopted the
following techniques to meet that demand:
Rapid prototyping, high performance
machining and special consideration to design
for quick model changes.
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