Re: Bombardier C Series First Flight

[JF Mezei]

A couple of updates on the C-Series programme, on youtube:

Program/flight testing update: 190 hours of flight testing done.
Bombardier's philosophy is to test on ground and only validate in
flights. Max altitude so far 25k feet, and mach 0.6.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3O_QDOXrjEs


This is a video of its St-Laurent (montr�al) plant which does the
cockpit, rear pressure dome and rear fuselage in composites. While audio
is in french, it is sub titled in english. Appears more conventional
than Boeing's methods, but still fairly automated.

One neat concept: work platform inside fuselage that remains horizontal
while fuselage is rotated to make work easier for workers. That video
seems to mention worker safety/comfort a number of times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=foB1ER-TCXA
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