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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Timothy Sanderson, Bristol, GB;
David Brawley, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/265 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/265 (2013.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); B64C 3/18 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of inspecting a wing box of an aircraft. The wing box includes at least one rib partitioning the wing box in to two bays and at least one stringer attached along an inner surface of the wing box, generally perpendicular to the rib, and extending through an aperture of the rib. The method includes: providing an inspection device on the stringer such that it is movable along the stringer and controlling the inspection device to pass along the stringer, including through the aperture between bays, to perform an inspection of the wing box.