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| One of the big CNC machines on the main floor. Some of the individual components take over two hours to mill. They mill to a tolerance of 0.0001", which is just 2.54 microns! |
Our tour guide (I forget his name), showing some of the raw aircraft grade aluminum stock and a finished component. Some of their dashboard instrument frames lose over 95 percent of their mass in the intricate milling process. |
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| He said the aluminum bar stock is about $6.00 per pound, and the milling chips are worth just pennies per pound. That's why something so lightweight is so darned expensive. |
The powdercoat paint area. |
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They machine some pretty darn small parts! |
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| Even the raw aluminum bar stock is pretty to look at. |
Some finished Cirrus Design aircraft seats. I asked how much each one costs, and he said roughly $6500.00. That's for the passenger seats. The two crew seats are even more elaborate. |
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| Some pre-assembled seat base frames. |
Seat frames ready to be stuffed with pre-cut foam and upholstered in expensive Italian leather. |
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These are the control yolk assemblies, basically the steering column. They are engineered to have precisely 1 pound of tension of push or pull. |
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| On the right are two crew seats, with airbags built into the harnesses. |
The frame of a crew seat. They are designed to withstand 28 G's of force. |
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| A welding station. |
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