3D Database

Boeing and Northrop Grumman's Commercial Aircraft Div. are implementing an Accurate Fuselage Assembly program using a three-dimensional, digital database to build fuselage panels for the Boeing 747 that eventually will eliminate ``hard'' tooling and reduce cycle time and costs. The $100-million AFA...

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