Interesting stats

some info was recieved recently that was interesting…

on Recent manufacturing efficiencies…

“For example, a new fabrication and installation system for interior parts is now complete and will save the company 200 labor-hours on each aircraft. Those parts are now being phased into the assembly process.”

Recent orders 630…employment 590…

assembly process has 15 positions …

on one a day assembly process…

“our production schedule will soon require that we build one of everything every day . Using workstations operators will move from one station to another to build a 1 piece flow of everything needed to build an airplane. Operators may work at several workstations in a day, giving them variety in their work, but also making them expert at producing a number of assemblies.”

production control is currently working to make 1 workstation to make 1 part for every part…

during certification

wings have been cycle tested through 2 lifetimes of loads (12,000 equivalent flight hours)

“under more than 20,000 lbs applied during the testing”

some info was recieved recently that was interesting… Recent orders 630…

Cirrus hasn’t been doing too well at keeping these stats up to date. (I signed order #674 in mid June.) The Cirrus web site has an “SR20’s to date” item under “What’s New”, and that number has been stuck at 52 for the last two weeks. But the factory says that they’ve delivered #56 to a customer, and there are still more SR20s off the line and awaiting delivery. Production is now up to 2 per week.

There’s hope!