Aircraft internal hanging scaffold

A hanging scaffold system for attachment to an internal structure of an aircraft, comprising:

• a group of clamping devices configured to be attachable to the internal structure of the aircraft;
• a group of vertical supports connected to the group of clamping devices;
• a group of horizontal supports connected to the group of vertical supports, wherein the group of vertical supports extend perpendicularly from the group of horizontal supports;
• and
• a group of floorboards supported by the group of horizontal supports;
• wherein a clamping device of the group of clamping devices is attached to each vertical support of the group of vertical supports and each comprises a swing clamp pivotally attached to a pad assembly and is configured to engage an attachment point on the internal structure of the aircraft.

A method for attaching a hanging scaffold system to an internal structure of an aircraft, comprising:

• attaching a group of clamping devices to a curved surface of the internal structure of the aircraft, wherein a clamping device of the group of clamping devices comprises a swing clamp pivotally attached to a pad assembly and is configured to engage an attachment point on the curved surface of the internal structure of the aircraft;
• connecting a group of vertical supports to the group of clamping devices, wherein at least one clamping device of the group of clamping devices is attached to each vertical support of the group of vertical supports;
• connecting a vertical support of the group of vertical supports to another vertical support of the group of vertical supports with a diagonal crossbar;
• connecting a group of horizontal supports to the group of vertical supports on an end of each vertical support of the group of vertical supports opposite the group of clamping devices, wherein the group of vertical supports extend perpendicularly from the group of horizontal supports;
• connecting an outrigger assembly to the group of horizontal supports and further attaching the outrigger assembly to the internal structure of the aircraft;
• and
• installing a group of floorboards on the group of horizontal supports.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a group of horizontal supports to support a group of floorboards;
• a group of vertical supports connected to and extending perpendicularly from the group of horizontal supports;
• a clamping device attached to each vertical support of the group of vertical supports;
• wherein each of the clamping devices is configured to engage an attachment point on an internal structure of an aircraft;
• and
• wherein at least one floorboard of the group of floorboards comprises:
• turned up edges opposite a bottom surface;
• and
• a plurality of locators connected to the bottom surface, wherein the plurality of locators is wedged against side surfaces of the group of horizontal supports.