Westland Picks Mazak for Blackhawk Rotor Shafts
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 August 1989
Abstract
WHEN Westland Helicopters was asked to produce the rotor shafts for the Sikorsky Blackhawk, the manufacturing brief was to deliver 40 shafts per month over two years initially. This required the setting up of a separate machining cell at the Yeovil factory to meet this target. Normal lead time for shafts was between 9–12 months. Armed with a £1.2 millions budget the company looked at 12 machine tool suppliers.
Citation
(1989), "Westland Picks Mazak for Blackhawk Rotor Shafts", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 61 No. 8, pp. 29-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036832
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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