The Boeing Company

Jeffrey A Robideau

Gary E Georgeson

Morteza Safai

Thomas A Mazur

Boun Sinvongsa

Paul W Liner, Jr

David C Wolff

Ralph A Picarello, Jr

Timothy I Crase

Keith P White

Rotation hoists are disclosed. A disclosed example rotation hoist to support a component includes a platform having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a body supported by the platform, a rotator supported by the body, the rotator couplable to the component at a first position of the component, and an arm extending from the rotator, the arm couplable to the component at a second position of the component different from the first position, the rotator to rotate the arm to rotate the component.

Rotation hoists

Method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for inspecting a joining feature on an object. A portable housing with an x-ray system is moved along the joining feature on the object. The x-ray system is controlled to direct an x-ray beam through an opening in the portable housing to scan an area of the object containing the joining feature as the portable housing moves along the joining feature on the object. Sensor data generated from a backscatter detected by a sensor system is received. The backscatter is generated in response to the x-ray beam encountering the area of the object including the joining feature. A determination is made as to whether an inconsistency is present in the area of the object including the joining feature using the sensor data.

Portable x-ray backscatter inspection of joining features

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Hood River, OR, United States of America

Jeffrey A Robideau