Method and system for aircraft assembly and maintenance

• Main Authors: Ballantine, William Scott, Whitson, Jr., Arthur Eugene, Brimlow, Nicholas J, Richards, Charles Michael, Prendergast, Matthew Lee, Johnstone, James T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.12.2022
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BUILDING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR OTHER BUILDING AIDS, OR THEIRUSE; COSMONAUTICS; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FORMS; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HAULING; HOISTING; HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD; LIFTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTINGBUILDINGS; SCAFFOLDING; SHUTTERING; TRANSPORTING

Methods of performing assembly or maintenance on an aircraft, systems for performing desired assembly or maintenance on an aircraft, and mobile work stations useful for such systems and methods, where the mobile work stations include a work platform, including an accessway providing access to the work platform; and a moveable base supporting the work platform with one or more platform jacks that can adjustably raise and lower the work platform.