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Las líneas de producción o fabricación españolas (de componentes, software...) son varias, tantas como empresas implicadas, y no cerrarían en esa fecha puesto que seguirán abiertas hasta que se termine el último pedido de exportación, que de momento es el catarí para 2024. Porque nuestras empresas fabrican el 13% de todos los aviones, no sólo de los nuestros.

Y luego las líneas de producción españolas seguirán abiertas a menor escala, fabricando los repuestos correspondientes todo lo que dure la vida del avión. Eso ya es mucha menor carga de trabajo y casi ninguna de I+D+i, ni requiere tanto puesto de alta cualificación, pues es "repetir" piezas ya diseñadas. Pero las empresas ganan buena pasta con los repuestos.

1 THE ARRIVAL OF THE MAJOR UNITS

The major sections that make up EurofighterTyphoon come from different manufacturers. The front fuselage from BAE Systems Samlesbury, centre fuselage from Germany, rear fuse and left hand wing from Italy, right hand wing from Spain and the engines from Eurojet. Other equipment arrives from the partner companies’ supply chain. First a document check is carried out. Then the parts are thoroughly inspected. Then they are prepared for the marry up.

2 STRUCTURAL MARRY UP

The front, centre and rear fuselage are joined together first. This is carried out using a system known as ‘automated alignment and marry up’. They are brought together using laser tracking for positional accuracy. This ensures the tip of the aircraft and the rear fin are aligned to a tolerance of less than a millimetre. It’s important because an aircraft that’s built ‘straight’ lasts longer as there’s less stress on the airframe and it performs as designed. The next stage is to add the wings and install the main under carriage.

3 SYSTEMS MARRY UP

At this point in the process the electrical and mechanical systems are added. A preliminarily systems test is carried out (DITMCO and hydraulic leak test). Then the cockpit and avionic bay equipment is installed. As the aircraft takes shape, the engines and the fin are installed.

4 SYSTEMS MARRY UP

At this point in the process the electrical and mechanical systems are added. A preliminarily systems test is carried out (DITMCO and hydraulic leak test). Then the cockpit and avionic bay equipment is installed. As the aircraft takes shape, the engines and the fin are installed.

y 15 Austriacos,

plans to dismantle the aircraft and harvest spare parts for use on the remainder of the Typhoon fleet were revealed to Jane’s on 29th January... The project, known as Reduce to Produce (RTP), aims to generate GBP50 million worth of parts from each airframe “back into the supply chain”
http://www.janes.com/article/77413/raf- ... t-typhoons