COMPONENT: Fan Frame
APPLICATION: Next Generation Military Fighter Aircraft
MATERIAL: Titanium
DIMENSIONS: ø54” x 12”L
KEY MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
- Precision machining
- Complex fabrication
- Precision TIG welding
- Heat treatment
- Precision mechanical assembly
- Precision cleaning and etching
- NDT processes
- FPI
- X-Ray
- Inspection
- CMM
- Laser surface scanning
- Pressure testing
FEATURES:
- Complex 5-axis precision machined fabricated structure
- Forged & 5-axis machined inner and outer rings
- 1000+ close tolerance features per unit
- Thin wall machining
- Precision manual TIG welding inside vacuum chamber
- Wire EDM cored struts
- Vespel slipper pads & cover plate adhesive bonding
NOTES:
- Managed 120+ drawing revisions , 10+ part number changes during development and LRIP