An update on the L-15 Program.

Hopefully this new L-15 production line would address some of the questions regarding the L-15 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) program.

News release from yesterday (here)

中航工业L-15总装脉动生产线即将开工建设 2011-06-20 15:22:42 | 来源：中国航空报

http://www.hangkongnet.com/2011/0620/23089.html

本报讯　经过前期紧张筹备，中航工业洪都L15飞机总装脉动生产线将于7月开工建设，并将应用到L15飞机小批生产中。作为2011年洪都制造技术振兴工程重点任务之一， L15飞机总装脉动生产线可进一步提升产品质量，改进公司的生产管理模式，全面提升洪都的飞机制造管理水平。

L15总装脉动生产线，改变了传统飞机装配模式，借鉴了航空工业内先进高效的流水线作业方式，使飞机以固有的节拍移动，操作人员则在固定区域进行装配作业。通过对现有生产资源的合理规划和整合，它可以有效地提高飞机总装装配效率、改善产品装配质量，并能降低工人劳动强度、改善装配现场操作环境，实现飞机低成本、高质量和快速响应制造。

该生产线建设方案已于5月通过评审。目前，各项组织、管理、建设工作正在紧张筹备之中，该线的运行可以实现“下游”装配车间带动“上游”零件生产、原材料等供应部门有效的组织生产，使制造过程中出现的“瓶颈”问题显性化。洪都公司通过该生产线建设，可以提高装配效率，提高产能，提升批生产和保障产品装配工艺的可靠性，实现产品配送模式、装配过程的信息化。 （余珍如）

Google translation of the above article (sorry for being so laze today)

AVIC pulse of L-15 assembly production line to be started soon 2011-06-20 15:22:42 | Source: China Aviation News

http://www.hangkongnet.com/2011/0620/23089.html

WASHINGTON After intense preparations early, the aircraft industry Hongdu L15 aircraft assembly pulse line will start construction in July, and will be applied to small batch production of the aircraft L15. Honduras in 2011 as a manufacturing technology key tasks of the revitalization projects, L15 aircraft assembly pulse line further enhance product quality, improve the company's production management to raise the overall level of Honduras aircraft manufacturing management.

L15 pulse production line assembly, aircraft assembly to change the traditional model, borrowed from the aviation industry within the advanced and efficient assembly line practices, the inherent rhythm to the aircraft movement, the operator in the fixed area for assembly operations. Existing resources through rational planning and production integration, it can effectively improve the efficiency of aircraft assembly assembly, to improve the quality of product assembly, and can reduce labor intensity and improve the assembly site operating environment of aircraft low-cost, high quality and fast response manufacturing.

The production line construction program was accredited in May. Currently, the organization, management, construction work is being in preparation, the operation of the line can be achieved "downstream" assembly workshop led "upstream" production parts, raw materials supply sector and effective organization of production, the manufacturing process of the " bottleneck "problem of dominance. Honduras through the production line, can improve assembly efficiency, increase capacity, improve batch production and assembly processes to ensure product reliability, and product delivery mode, the assembly process information