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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Harinder S. Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US);
Blair P. Nelson, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan S. Draper, Everett, WA (US);
Charles Y. Hu, Newcastle, WA (US);
Randall Matthewson, Stanwood, WA (US);
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/0009 (2013.01); B64F 5/0036 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/534 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53004 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53417 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53974 (2015.01);
Abstract
A facility for assembling aircraft fuselages comprises a plurality of movable cradles. Each cradle is configured to support a fuselage keel structure and assemble a panelized fuselage from the keel structure to obtain a full fuselage contour in a single upright build position.