Construction of composite fuselage section of a Boeing 787

The composite fuselage section of a Boeing 787 being constructed. After very long carbon fibre strands are joined together, the section is baked in a giant oven to make a material harder than normal aluminium.

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• boeing
• construction
• aviation
• aeroplane
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• environment

[cyberspy034]

that the film technique? What is the composite material they used?

[enviroaero]

The material they are using to build the fuselage is a composite of carbon fibres and a binding agent that allows them to stick together. Once enough layers are built up, as you can see from the barrel being rolled, it is baked in a massive oven to harden.

[SeattleShelby]

@mikecress

The machine was simply called "the tape laying machine" by Electroimpact, the company that built it. I believe this was shot at the Fredrickson facility South of Seatac. They have autoclaves big enough to park a school bus in down there.

[AZURA888]

@cyberspy034 what more carbon fiber.

[circusboy90210]

@datzfast sandpaper?

[TheSimonHarris]

Beasted one out to this one

[mikecress]

What is the name of the tool that is being used in this video?

[datzfast]

how is the exterior smoothed up ? i would imagine it would have a weave or pattern.

[MOLRobocop]

@datzfast Adds and drops of fiber-tows, localized buildups, placement of fiber down-through concave tool profiles. 

[datzfast]

@eskercurve no its a national secret because we wind space ships.

[datzfast]

hey this plane caught fire today