Program charter authorizing Acme Aerostructures to execute the CWP-700 Composite Wing Panel Production Program for Meridian Aircraft Co., establishing scope, sponsorship, and success criteria for the production of composite trailing-edge wing panels for the Meridian M7 narrowbody.
Program Overview
| Program Name | CWP-700 Composite Wing Panel Production Program |
| Customer | Meridian Aircraft Co. |
| Supplier of Record | Acme Aerostructures (Tier 1) |
| Contract Type | Fixed-Price Production Contract (commercial, non-FAR) |
| Duration | 18 months: Phase 1 (6 mo. Qualification & First Article) + Phase 2 (12 mo. Production Ramp & Steady-State) |
| Program Manager | C. Tyrrell |
| Total Program Budget | $2,500,000 |
Scope
In scope: design-to-print manufacture of composite trailing-edge wing panels per Meridian-supplied engineering data; tooling design, fabrication, and qualification; First Article Inspection per AS9102; steady-state production at contracted rate; ongoing Material Review Board support for production nonconformances; supplier quality management for raw material and hardware sources.
Out of scope: engineering design of the wing panel itself (Meridian-owned, Acme Aerostructures is build-to-print only); final aircraft assembly and flight test; any ITAR-controlled defense-article work (this is a commercial program).
Success Criteria
- First Article Inspection accepted by Meridian source inspection within the Phase 1 schedule.
- Phase 2 production ramps to full contracted rate with on-time delivery performance.
- Zero repeat nonconformances of the same root cause across the production run.
- Program closes within the $2,500,000 total budget, reconciled to $0 variance.
Governance
See the Program Governance page for the full RACI, review cadence, and escalation path, and the AS9100 QMS page for how this program's quality artifacts trace to the certification Acme Aerostructures holds as a condition of doing business with Meridian Aircraft Co..