Fixture

A combination of a fixture and a thin-walled component of a gas turbine engine, the fixture being secured to the thin-walled component, the fixture comprising:

• linking elements which support respective biasing parts and pressure parts,
• the biasing parts urging the pressure parts to press on the thin-walled component in order to stiffen the thin-walled component,
• the biasing parts including torsion elements, and
• the linking elements being rigidly connected to one another to resist a reaction force exerted on the pressure parts by the thin-walled component.

A fixture for stiffening a thin-walled component, the fixture comprising:

• linking elements which support respective biasing parts and pressure parts,
• the biasing parts are arranged to urge the pressure parts to press on a thin-walled component,
• the biasing parts include torsion springs, the torsion springs having an upper leg and a lower leg, the upper leg being removably secured to an upper swing arm, and the lower leg being removably secured to a lower swing arm and
• the linking elements are connected to one another to resist a reaction force exerted on the pressure parts by the thin-walled component.