Method of using a tower for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly
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1. A method for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly, the method comprising:
- driving a tower having a number of platform levels into a selected tower position within an assembly area;
coupling a number of utilities between the tower and a utility fixture at the selected tower position in the assembly area;
distributing the number of utilities from the utility fixture via the tower to an assembly fixture holding the fuselage assembly;
distributing the number of utilities from the utility fixture via the tower to an internal mobile platform located on one of the number of platform levels by carrying the number of utilities from the utility fixture in a number of utility cables from the tower to the internal mobile platform;
accessing the interior of the fuselage assembly using the number of platform levels by driving the internal mobile platform located on the one of the number of platform levels from the tower into the interior of the fuselage assembly; and
managing the number of utility cables carrying the number of utilities from the utility fixture to the internal mobile platform while driving the internal mobile platform from the tower into the fuselage assembly using a cable management system on the tower.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly. A tower having a number of platform levels may be driven into a selected tower position within an assembly area. The interior of the fuselage assembly may be accessed using the number of platform levels.
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1. A method for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly, the method comprising:
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driving a tower having a number of platform levels into a selected tower position within an assembly area; coupling a number of utilities between the tower and a utility fixture at the selected tower position in the assembly area; distributing the number of utilities from the utility fixture via the tower to an assembly fixture holding the fuselage assembly; distributing the number of utilities from the utility fixture via the tower to an internal mobile platform located on one of the number of platform levels by carrying the number of utilities from the utility fixture in a number of utility cables from the tower to the internal mobile platform; accessing the interior of the fuselage assembly using the number of platform levels by driving the internal mobile platform located on the one of the number of platform levels from the tower into the interior of the fuselage assembly; and managing the number of utility cables carrying the number of utilities from the utility fixture to the internal mobile platform while driving the internal mobile platform from the tower into the fuselage assembly using a cable management system on the tower. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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