Digital engineering of the Boeing [BA] and Saab T-7A Red Hawk led to the joining of the training aircraft's front and aft fuselages in less than half an hour this week at Boeing's St. Louis plant, Boeing said on May 13. Saab builds the aft fuselage at its plant in Linköping, Sweden, under a joint development agreement with Boeing. "The digital splice was completed in 95 percent less time than traditional splices and with substantial quality improvements," Boeing said. "The…
