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US 2012/0066907 A1Published application
Installation for making a fuselage portion of an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsGuillaume Gallant, Romain Delahaye
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Abstract
In the method of making an aircraft a mandrel is caused to pass through frames carried by a magazine; and as it passes through, the frames are transferred onto the mandrel.
Claims10
A method of making an aircraft, wherein at least one mandrel is caused to pass through frames carried by a magazine, with the frames being transferred onto the mandrel as it passes through.
An installation for making an aircraft, wherein the installation comprises:
- at least one frame magazine;
- at least one mandrel;
- and
- transfer means for transferring frames carried by the magazine onto the mandrel, while the mandrel is passing through the frames.
1 more element
An installation according to the preceding claim, wherein the transfer means are carried by the mandrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.