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The joint venture Airbus Freighter Conversion
GmbH (AFC), founded by the JSC UAC and JSC IRKUT
Corporation from Russian side, and EADS EFW and
Airbus from West-European side, say that the project
is progressing satisfactority.
According to an official statement, the Russian
share of 50 per cent in the joint venture was
divided equally between JSC UAC and JSC IRKUT
Corporations. An engineering plateau was set up
in Dresden (Germany) where specialists from IRKUT,
Airbus and EADS have been working together. More
than 100 specialists from Russia took part in
the project.
The plateau gathered a team of planners, designers,
engineers, logisticians, representatives of all
participating enterprises. Such technology is
now employed within the ?350 and ?380 Airbus projects.
In March, 2010 IRKUT Corporation’s engineers
received the signatory authority of the Airbus
project documentation and drafts. This right covers
fuselage and frame elements, interiors and systems
installation.
The statement specified the major tasks accomplished
by June 2011 as:
- A digital model of the conversion kit is
developed, as well as full layout of necessary
units and systems;
- The correlation of the digital model and
the existing passenger aircraft is completed;
- The design work, strength calculations and
development of certification documentation are
at the final stage – documentation is ready
to be transferred to production.
IRKUT’s specialists obtained real experience
in determining the configuration of the basic
product according to European requirements, as
well as in co-designing with Airbus from concept
to draft design.
Components manufacturing for the Airbus family
For the accomplishment projects within the Russian-European
International Industrial Cooperation Program (IICP),
in December 2004 the Airbus Company signed an
agreement with the JSC IRKUT Corporation on manufacturing
of components for the A320 Family in Russia. In
particular, it is the Nose Landing Gear Bays,
Keel Beams and Flap Tracks.
Within the IICP a manufacturing center of components
for the mass-produced A320/A321 passenger aircraft
was established on the basis of IRKUT Corporation.
Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) - a subsidiary
of JSC IRKUT Corporation provides the bulk of
Russian deliveries for Airbus.
The normative basis of the Corporation was adjusted
in accordance the Airbus standards while implementing
the IIP program. More than 2500 international
and national standards were interpreted and mastered,
including the Airbus corporate standards. IAP
became the first Russian company to receive certificates
of conformity to the EN9100 and Airbus standards.
Mastering the manufacturing of new products,
IAP implemented and certified a number of advanced
technological processes.
Staff at all levels had experienced teamwork
with colleagues from Western Europe. Training
of personnel at partners factories in Germany,
France and Austria were conducted.
In 2010 66 keel beam kits and 96 nose landing
gear bays kits were delivered at a total sum of
$ 5.6 million.
By the end of 2011 the production of the keel
beam components is planned to be raised to a level
of 90 kits, nose landing gear bays kits - more
than 120 kits, flap tracks - over 60 kits. Estimated
total production volume
in 2011 - more than $ 9 million. Cooperation
with the Airbus Company on the manufacturing of
components will be continued.
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