In the last decade of November 2024 at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) in shop 255 of the aggregate-assembly production began work on the assembly of the F3 compartment of the fuselage twelfth serial copy of the aircraft MC-21-310. This is reported by the public VK of the Irkutsk Aircraft Manufacturer plant newspaper.
‘The F3 compartment represents one of the most complex structures of the MS-21 fuselage. Its production is carried out within the framework of cooperation with the enterprises-suppliers: the branch of AeroComposite JSC and the branch of PJSC IL-Aviastar, which produce the centroplane and fuselage panels. The use of composite materials and complex geometry require high assembly accuracy and the use of specialised equipment’, – noted Alexey Zimin, Deputy Head of Shop 255.
The compartment F3 is assembled as a whole from ten units at station S30.2 of the in-line assembly line. The centre beam, centroplane, main landing gear support recess, air conditioning system compartment (environmental control system, ECS), passenger floor frame, side panels and upper section are joined together.
Station S30.2 was commissioned at the end of 2021, and in October this year it was reported that a stand-in S31 station for the assembly of the ECS compartment is being assembled in workshop 255, and a stand-in P005 station is being developed, where panels for the main landing gear niche and ECS compartment are being assembled. All this will make it possible to assemble two F3 bays simultaneously and make the whole production process more rhythmic.
In order to increase production efficiency and improve the quality of assembly, new technological solutions have been introduced since the previous MC-21 aircraft set. In particular, conductors are actively used for docking units together with drilling machines equipped with automatic feed. This approach makes it possible to optimise labour costs, improve accuracy and reduce assembly cycle time, according to an article in the factory newspaper.
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