Shandong Bin Ao Aircraft Industries
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Shandong Bin Ao Aircraft Industries Co., Ltd. is located in the Dagao Town, Zhanhua County
, Binzhou City, Shandong
province, China
.
with a total investment amount of 42,000,000 USD from Diamond Aircraft Industries
GmbH, Binzhou Dagao General Aviation City Co., Ltd., Sociedade de Investimento e Fomento Predial Long Win Linitada and Binzhou Ding Yi Investment Management Co., Ltd.
On the 26th of November, 2006, the joint venture will be issued a quality certification by EASA
; it will sell 200 aircraft every year to the market of Europe and America.
There are almost 100 technician
s coming from every part of the country, including 7 persons with high title, 11 persons with master’s degree and 63 persons with bachelor's degree, in the company now. Most technicians and workers will be sent to Austria
for technical training. At present, 23 engineering
technicians are under a 4-month training program in the Austria.
The factory building is designed by Binzhou Planning and Design Institute and China Space Civil & Building Engineering Design & Research Institute. The total construction area is 28,700 m2. It can be divided into 4 zones by function as follows: zone A is Composite Production Area, zone B is Painting Area, zone C is Assembly Area, and zone D is for inspection
, exhibition
and sales
.
The joint venture manufactures mainly DA40 Diamond Aircraft with a yearly production scale of 500 aircraft. DA40 Aircraft is made of composite material
, and can be used for a very long time; its fuel consumption is low(27 liter per 100 km); its take-off distance is short(it can take off after taxiing
for about 360 meters); it provides high safety performance with wider side surfaces of the wing, and it has good gliding
performance, too.
Zhanhua County
Zhanhua County is a county of northern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Binzhou City.The population in 1999 was 381,416.- External links :*...
, Binzhou City, Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
History
The company was founded in 2008. It is a joint ventureJoint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
with a total investment amount of 42,000,000 USD from Diamond Aircraft Industries
Diamond Aircraft Industries
Diamond Aircraft Industries is an Austrian-based manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and motor gliders, which also has a large manufacturing facility in London, Ontario, Canada...
GmbH, Binzhou Dagao General Aviation City Co., Ltd., Sociedade de Investimento e Fomento Predial Long Win Linitada and Binzhou Ding Yi Investment Management Co., Ltd.
On the 26th of November, 2006, the joint venture will be issued a quality certification by EASA
EASA
EASA may refer to:* European Aviation Safety Agency* English Academy of Southern Africa* European Architecture Students Assembly* European Association of Social Anthropologists...
; it will sell 200 aircraft every year to the market of Europe and America.
There are almost 100 technician
Technician
A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skills and techniques, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. Experienced technicians in a specific tool domain typically have intermediate understanding of theory and expert...
s coming from every part of the country, including 7 persons with high title, 11 persons with master’s degree and 63 persons with bachelor's degree, in the company now. Most technicians and workers will be sent to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for technical training. At present, 23 engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
technicians are under a 4-month training program in the Austria.
The factory building is designed by Binzhou Planning and Design Institute and China Space Civil & Building Engineering Design & Research Institute. The total construction area is 28,700 m2. It can be divided into 4 zones by function as follows: zone A is Composite Production Area, zone B is Painting Area, zone C is Assembly Area, and zone D is for inspection
Inspection
An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity...
, exhibition
Exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within museums, galleries and exhibition halls, and World's Fairs...
and sales
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
.
The joint venture manufactures mainly DA40 Diamond Aircraft with a yearly production scale of 500 aircraft. DA40 Aircraft is made of composite material
Composite material
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or...
, and can be used for a very long time; its fuel consumption is low(27 liter per 100 km); its take-off distance is short(it can take off after taxiing
Taxiing
Taxiing refers to the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or push-back where the aircraft is moved by a tug...
for about 360 meters); it provides high safety performance with wider side surfaces of the wing, and it has good gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
performance, too.