Seal positioning tool

A tool for positioning a sealing member in an aircraft wing assembly by using first and second holes in a first component of the aircraft wing assembly and first and second holes in a second component of the aircraft wing assembly as positioning reference points, wherein a positional relationship of the first hole and the second hole with respect to each other in the first component matches a positional relationship of the first hole and the second hole with respect to each other in the second component, the tool comprising:

• a position referencing part comprising:
• a first body for receiving a first position referencing pin and a second position referencing pin;
• and one or more position referencing features, wherein at least one of the first and second position referencing pins when received in the first body is moveable relative to the first body so that the first body is configured to be arranged on the first component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first position referencing pin received in the first hole of the first component and with the second position referencing pin received in the second hole of the first component with the first position referencing pin and the second position referencing pin having a first reference positional relationship with respect to each other and the one or more position referencing features of the position referencing part positioned with respect to one or more corresponding referencing features of a further component of the aircraft wing so that the one or more position referencing features of the position referencing part have a second reference positional relationship with respect to the first position referencing pin and the second position referencing pin;
• a position setting part comprising:
• a second body for receiving a first position setting pin and a second position setting pin;
• wherein the second body is configured to be arranged on the second component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first position setting pin received in the first hole of the second component and the second position setting pin received in the second hole of the second component with the first and second position setting pins having a positional relationship with respect to each other that matches the first reference positional relationship, wherein the position setting part further comprises a position setting member for setting a position of the sealing member when the second body is so arranged on the second component of the aircraft wing assembly, wherein the position setting member is configured to be arranged so that the position setting member has a positional relationship relative to the first position setting pin and the second position setting pin that corresponds with the second reference positional relationship, whereby the position setting member is positioned to set the position of the sealing member,
• wherein the second body comprises a first bush and a second bush, wherein the second body is configured to be placed on the first body and at least one of the first bush and the second bush is moveable relative to the second body such when second body is placed on the first body when the first position referencing pin and the second position referencing pin are fixed in the first reference positional relationship, the first position referencing pin is received in the first bush and the second position referencing pin is received in the second bush with the first and second bushes having a positional relationship that matches the first positional relationship, wherein the first bush and second bush are configured to be locked in a positional relationship that matches the first positional relationship.

A tool for positioning a sealing member in an aircraft wing assembly by using first and second holes in a first component of the aircraft wing assembly and first and second holes in a second component of the aircraft wing assembly as positioning reference points, wherein a positional relationship of the first hole and the second hole with respect to each other in the first component matches a positional relationship of the first hole and the second hole with respect to each other in the second component, the tool comprising:

• a position referencing part comprising:
• a first body for receiving a first position referencing pin and a second position referencing pin;
• and one or more position referencing features, wherein at least one of the first and second position referencing pins when received in the first body is moveable relative to the first body so that the first body is configured to be arranged on the first component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first position referencing pin received in the first hole of the first component and with the second position referencing pin received in the second hole of the first component with the first position referencing pin and the second position referencing pin having a first reference positional relationship with respect to each other and the one or more position referencing features of the position referencing part positioned with respect to one or more corresponding referencing features of a further component of the aircraft wing so that the one or more position referencing features of the position referencing part have a second reference positional relationship with respect to the first position referencing pin and the second position referencing pin;
• a position setting part comprising:
• a second body for receiving a first position setting pin and a second position setting pin;
• wherein the second body is configured to be arranged on the second component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first position setting pin received in the first hole of the second component and the second position setting pin received in the second hole of the second component with the first and second position setting pins having a positional relationship with respect to each other that matches the first reference positional relationship, wherein the position setting part further comprises a position setting member for setting a position of the sealing member when the second body is so arranged on the second component of the aircraft wing assembly, wherein the position setting member is configured to be arranged so that the position setting member has a positional relationship relative to the first position setting pin and the second position setting pin that corresponds with the second reference positional relationship, whereby the position setting member is positioned to set the position of the sealing member,
• wherein the position referencing part and the position setting part are a single position referencing and setting part, the first body and the second body are a single body, the first position referencing pin and the first position setting pin are a single first position referencing and setting pin and the second position referencing pin and the second position setting pin are a single second position referencing and setting pin, the tool further comprising:
• a leg extending from, and movable, relative to the single body, wherein the leg is the position setting member and comprises the one or more positioning referencing features, wherein:
• when the single body is positioned on the first component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first pin received in the first hole of the first component and with the second pin received in the second hole of the first component so that the first pin and the second pin have the first reference positional relationship with respect to each other, the leg is configured, relative to the single body, to position the one or more position referencing features against one or more corresponding referencing features of the further component of the aircraft wing assembly such that the one or more positioning referencing features are in the second reference positional relationship with respect to the first and second pins;
• and wherein,
• when the single body is positioned on the second component of the aircraft wing assembly with the first pin received in the first hole of the second component and the second pin received in the second hole of the second component so that the first pin and the second pin have the first reference positional relationship with respect to each other, the position setting member is configurable so that the one or more positioning referencing features have the second reference positional relationship with respect to the first and second pins, whereby the position setting member is positioned to set the position of the sealing member.