Also, Textron officials said the fuselage, wings and
tail cone of the first three prototypes of the Denali single-engine turboprop are now in production.
These aerostructures include sections of the aircraft fuselage, passenger and pilot floor, canopy,
tail cone, engine acoustic panel, ramp, cargo door, gearbox, horizontal and vertical stabiliser.
This stage is where the aircraft is fitted with the vertical and horizontal stabilisers and the
tail cone. In addition, the inner flaps and the main landing gear doors are installed.
(NYSE: SPR) to produce titanium APU (auxiliary power unit) exhaust fairing assemblies, housed in the
tail cone, for the Boeing 737 MAX commercial jetliner.
The crash occurred when the wing tip of one plane and the
tail cone of another "made contact", Ryanair said.
When a rolling aircraft hits a bump, the
tail cone section will usually bounce upward if you are not using the tail fin dolly.
The crash, between a reversing Virgin Australia 737 and an A320 Jetstar craft, saw one jet lose part of its
tail cone and the other suffer wing damage, according to engineers who witnessed the damage.
The configuration includes new LEAP-1B engines from CFM International that are optimized for the 737 MAX, a redesigned
tail cone and the Boeing designed Advanced Technology Winglet to reduce fuel use.
OWe continue to follow our disciplined process to ensure that we have completed all the requirements for the development stage of the program and are ready to begin the detailed design phase.O The configuration includes new CFM International LEAP-1B engines, a redesigned
tail cone and an advanced technology winglet to reduce fuel use.
Search teams have found parts of the plane, including a wheel, cargo bay door and
tail cone, at sea about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the Palawan airport, Okol said.
The propeller is mounted at the end of a long
tail cone, and the latter is angled up considerably, to provide adequate propeller clearance.