Abstract

Plants for the manufacture of airplanes are in their design subject to the same general principles as are applied to all factory buildings. They must meet the requirements of straight-line production, flexibility, ample daylight, analysis of material handling, and the special needs of individual departments. Changes in methods of manufacture or changes in conditions should not affect a building so laid out originally as to permit of a flexible straight-line production process nor affect the maximum return on the investment. The author exhibits the general plant layouts and flow diagrams of four existing airplane plants and a typical cross-section of an economical factory building that might be converted to airplane manufacturing.

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