Process for repairing a damaged area of an aircraft fuselage
US8677625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49734
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for cutting out a damaged area of an aircraft fuselage, in particular so as to repair the damaged area, includes in making at least one cut-out in the fuselage (20) so as to delimit a cut-out area (24) that encompasses the damaged area and that includes at least one flare-out, characterized in that it includes making a hole (34) at the flare-out of the cut-out area (24) with a tool whose diameter corresponds to that of the desired flare-out.
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