BIG PLANE

[TC]

Norman,
Was that some of your handywork I\'ve just been watching on the news?........nice wings :P :P

[boblydon]

Tony, yes that was Normans plane, because he played such an important role in the making the wings he was invited yesterday for the unvailing ceremony

[boblydon]

Tony, yes that was Normans plane, because he played such an important role in the making the wings he was invited yesterday for the unvailing ceremony

[tala]

So proud he said it twice

[boblydon]

haa haa...just noticed, was probally still half asleep wen i posted it

[Norman]

Aye TC Bob, thats my boy LOL

just to put a few reporting errors correct :-
a) ITV - we dont make spars and rivets in consett we make spars and STRINGERS
b) BBC - we dont build all the A380 wing in Consett we make the rear spars (6 pieces totalling 70mtrs per aircraft) and 91 pairs of stringers (all the bottom wing stringers) totalling approx 1700mtrs per aircraft.

this is the \"mid rear inner spar\" (5 mtrs) which sits at the rear of the wing closest to fuselage and supports gear that the trailing edge flaps hinge upon


This is the next spar which joins onto the previous one it`s the \"mid rear outer spar\" 15 mtrs in length (then there is a furthur spar which we again manufacture called \"outer rear spar\" 15 mtrs which fits onto the end of the previous one and supports gear for the ailerons . a total of 35 mtrs each wing .




Then this is a selection of stringers which run along the length of the wing parallel to the spars and form the cage which the outer skin is riveted onto (this is only a small selection we produce 91 pairs per aircraft (for A380 alone, along with several other aircraft types)



LOL sorry to bore yous ..................

[TC]

Not \"boring\" Norman....it\'s fascinating stuff.....by the way......why is the guy in the 2nd picture doing the hokey kokey .....on his own....lol

[Marc]

Tony, you owe me one new computer screen, I read through the post and thought canny photos, Then came to your post and thought whats Tony on about, Scrolled up and sent a mouthful of vodka and coke all over my keyboard and monitor , Ha Ha.

I thought it was model aircraft you were into Norman

[Edited on 19/1/2005 by Marc]

[Norman]

TC, LOL Thats Dave, senior CNC engineer who bore the brunt of programming that part ... LOL he`s proud of it

Marc, models to fly as a hobby but fullsize to make as a means to pay for the hobby (s)

[DaveMason]

Is that right you only loaded them up with the forklift Norman and your only on a YOPS scheme anyway ? :P

Oh PS , is my boat ok best mate ?

[Edited on 19/1/2005 by DaveMason]

[kensr27sz]

norman could you not make me a boat while no one is looking, by the looks of that place you could work there for a week before you saw anyone, go on norman no one would notice a boat getting built in the corner.

[Norman]

Dave - yeah I make the tea and drive the forklift LOL LOL

Ken - I`ve tried it ..... LOL that why I now make the tea

[kensr27sz]

worth a try m8.

[sless]

looks like he is doing the chicken dance

[bigh]

I take it you\'re a regular in the SPAR shop then Norman ???