Aircraft Production and Certification: A Comprehensive Timeline

Aircraft Production and Certification Timeline

This timeline covers essential stages of aircraft production and certification, encompassing manufacturing, testing, documentation, and delivery.

Initial Stages:

• Secondary Tasks: These include tasks like CMM part number 166 identification.
• First Survey: An initial assessment of the aircraft design and components.
• Second Survey: A follow-up survey to review progress and identify any adjustments.
• First 4 Aircraft Installation Plan: A detailed plan for installing components on the first four aircraft.
• Process Master Plan/Product Design Life Review: Review and approval of the overall production process and product design's longevity.
• B-8445 Component Number 1 Installation: Installation of the first component for the B-8445 model.
• B-8445 Re-installation: Reinstallation or refinement of components on the B-8445 model.
• Appearance Acceptance Standard Review: Evaluation of the aircraft's exterior appearance against established standards.
• B-6800/B-6943 Few Part Number Installation: Installation of a small number of components for the B-6800 and B-6943 models.
• B-6800/B-6943 Re-installation: Reinstallation or refinement of components on the B-6800 and B-6943 models.
• Outsourcing Technical Quality Agreement: Agreement outlining technical quality standards for outsourced components.
• May Installation: Installation activities scheduled for the month of May.
• June Installation: Installation activities scheduled for the month of June.
• PMA Sewing Part Installation SOP: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for installing parts supplied by a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) holder.
• CP Draft: Initial draft of the Certification Program (CP) document.

Certification and Testing:

• Evidence Application: Application for aircraft certification.
• Engineering Plan: The overall plan for engineering activities.
• Test Plan Review: Review and approval of the test plan for the aircraft.
• Outsourcing Plan Review: Review and approval of plans for outsourcing specific components or tasks.
• Qualified Approval Plan Filing: Filing of the qualified approval plan.
• Test Outline Filing: Filing of the test outline document.
• Qualified Approval Plan/Outline Approval: Approval of the qualified approval plan and test outline.
• First 4 Aircraft BOM Filing: Filing of the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the first four aircraft.
• First 4 Aircraft Complete Engineering Document Filing: Filing of complete engineering documents for the first four aircraft.
• Remaining 27 Aircraft Complete Engineering Document Filing: Filing of complete engineering documents for the remaining 27 aircraft.
• Airworthiness Compliance Review: Review of the aircraft's compliance with airworthiness standards.
• Test Requirements and Test Production Plan: Defining the testing requirements and establishing the test production plan.
• OEM Parts In Place: Arrival of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) components.
• Test Parts Warehousing: Storage of test components.
• Dynamic Touch Test: Initial dynamic testing to assess performance.
• Dynamic Identification Test 1: First stage of dynamic identification testing.
• Dynamic Identification Test 2/3/4: Further stages of dynamic identification testing.
• Burning Touch Test: Initial testing to assess fire resistance.
• Burning Identification Test: Detailed testing to identify fire behavior.
• Floating Identification Test: Testing to assess the aircraft's floating capabilities.
• Evidence Application: Application for aircraft certification.
• Catalogue Approval for Evidence/Replacement Parts: Approval of the catalogue for evidence and replacement parts.
• Modification Sequence/Government Cabin Evaluation: Review of the modification sequence and evaluation of the government cabin.

Production and Delivery:

• B-8445 Production Delivery: Production and delivery of the B-8445 model.
• B-6800/6943 Production Delivery: Production and delivery of the B-6800 and B-6943 models.
• B-8446 Production Delivery: Production and delivery of the B-8446 model.
• B-8445/8446 Usage Follow-up: Follow-up on the usage of the B-8445 and B-8446 models.
• Delivery of Remaining 15 Aircraft: Delivery of the remaining 15 aircraft.
• Delivery of 12 Aircraft: Delivery of the final 12 aircraft.