At the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec), work is underway to assemble a set of MS-21 passenger aircraft.
Specialists of workshop 205 are working on three main fuselage sections — Ф1, Ф2 and Ф4А, upon completion of the work, the units will be sent to a specialized workshop for painting, and then to final assembly.
Section Ф2 is at the initial stage of assembly. Now, workshop 205 is riveting the longitudinal joint of sections 2 and 3. Further, according to the technological cycle, the following stages are the installation of fasteners on the floor grid, laying of section 1, performing positioning, riveting the longitudinal joints of section 1 with sections 2 and 3, installing the emergency door opening and, in parallel, installing parts of the luggage compartment.
Upon completion, section Ф2 will be sent for further assembly and стыковки with other elements of the MS-21 fuselage structure. Section Ф1 is also being assembled in workshop 205. All three of its sections have already been laid in the general assembly slipway. In three weeks, this unit will be prepared for transfer to workshop 208, where aviation parts and units are prepared, painted and dried.
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