Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Delivers 1,000th Set Of 787 Wing Boxes

Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
SYDNEY—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipped its 1,000th pair of wing boxes for the Boeing 787 program on Feb. 10, 13 years after the first shipset was dispatched. MHI plans to further automate production of the outer wing boxes, which are made from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. The...
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