A method of producing a first part of an aircraft airframe 4 for attachment to a second part of an aircraft airframe 5 is provided. The method comprises: providing an initial structure, the initial structure being part of the first part of the aircraft airframe 4; providing a reference structure 64 representative of the second part of the airframe 5; positioning the initial structure with respect to the reference structure 64 such that its position/orientation relative to the reference structure 64 is the same as the position/orientation relative to the second part of the airframe 5 that it would have if the part of the airframe 4 was attached to the second part of the airframe 5; specifying an inner mould line 92; applying, to an outer surface of the initial structure. material 90; and machining the material 90 such that the position/orientation of the outer surface of the material 90 with respect to the reference structure 64 is the same as the position/orientation with respect to the second part of the airframe 5 that the inner mould line would have if the first part of the airframe 4 was attached to the second part of the airframe 5.
Airframe production
2016-01-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / B23P Sonstige Metallbearbeitung , OTHER WORKING OF METAL / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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