Wichita, KS 

As prime contractor/integrator to Bombardier Aerospace, AIT provided turnkey final assembly tooling for the Challenger 300 Continental Business Jet.  The tooling consists of an automated fuselage join tool that utilizes a laser tracker to measure subassemblies in process and an automated wing join feature that automates the mating of the wing assembly to the fuselage.

AIT also delivered mechanized man-lifts for access to the fuselage circumference splice, various transport dollies, and other auxiliary final assembly tools. The system’s high repeatability allows for drilling of full-sized holes before separation for debur and seal operations and then automatically re-aligns the hole for fastener insertion, saving valuable assembly flow time and labor.

Project Features

• AIT prime contractor/integrator - sole supplier to Learjet/Bombardier
• Automated positioning of fuselage section for join
• Precision positioning of wing assembly to fuselage
• Powered man-lifts, transportation dollies, and other auxiliary assembly tooling
• Use of automatic in-process laser
• Measurement to ensure geometric integrity of the fuselage
• Rapid alignment of wing lugs