BAe Measures Airbus Wings Faster in Less Space

Abstract

ACCURATE measurement of critical features on wing roots for Airbus Industrie A300‐series aircraft is now being carried out in 25 per cent of the time previously required and at much lower capital cost at British Aerospace, Chester, following the installation of a Kern ECDS co‐ordinate measuring machine from E Leitz (Instruments) Ltd.

Citation

(1989), "BAe Measures Airbus Wings Faster in Less Space", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 61 No. 9, pp. 19-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036842