Method for repairing an aircraft fuselage
US9382018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49748
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for repairing damage to the coating of an aircraft fuselage, the coating being made of fiber-reinforced composite material. This method comprising making a cut-out in the fuselage with a substantially parallelepipedal outline around the damage and drilling a circular hole substantially centered on the intersection of the sides of the outline of the parallelepiped of the cut-out at each of the corners of the outline before the cutting out operation.
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