Lift-off as Production Starts on First STOVL F-35 JSF
Posted on: Feb. 3rd, 2006 - home.businesswire.com
SAMLESBURY, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2006--BAE Systems has started production of the first U.K. components for the Short Take-Off / Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the world's next generation stealth fighter jet.
BAE Systems' Advanced Machining Center at Samlesbury, U.K. has started work on one of the major frames that form part of the aft fuselage. The aft fuselage and empennage for each F-35 JSF are being designed, engineered and built at the company's Samlesbury site, using the latest in advanced design and manufacturing technology.
Jon Evans, BAE Systems' operations manager at the Advanced Machining Center said, "The component takes around 200 hours to machine, however, in-total, it will take three months to complete, not because of the size or complexity but because the component is the first of its kind. During this time, the component will be subjected to continuous tests and inspection checks to prove the engineering and the component's integrity, to make sure it meets the exacting standards of the F-35 JSF design program."
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