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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Kane, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/0045 (2013.01); G01M 5/005 (2013.01); G01M 5/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to fixture and inspect contoured aerodynamic surfaces of a part, such as an engine inlet lip skin, is provided. A controlled preload is applied to one or more discrete locations along the contoured surface to constrain the lip skin at the locations the lip skin would be constrained upon assembly on the airplane. The contoured surfaces are then inspected to dimensional requirements. The controlled preload can be applied by use of magnets or elastic bumpers.