Project Details
Location: Cameri Air Base
Cameri, Italy
Project: Cameri FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) JSF F35
Contractor: Impresa Costruzioni Guuseppe Maltauro SpA
Owner: Leonardo-Finmeccanica
Challenges:
- Structure needed to be rated for high temperatures (780°F/415°C)
- Tight conformance to applicable regulations
- Very short lead-time to perform the design and delivery
The Lockheed Martin F-35 is assembled and tested at the Leonardo-Finmeccanica assembly facility in Cameri, Italy. Several BDI deflectors rated for full afterburner exhaust were required to protect a roadway from dangerous, high temperature exhaust.
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