Airplane floor assembly
First Claim
1. A method for assembling an airplane comprising:
- installing at least one system component to a floor section; and
installing the floor section into a fuselage section of said airplane;
said floor section installed such that said at least one system component is capable of being accessed by a worker positioned below said floor section, said access provided from underneath at least one door attached in a bottom portion of said floor section, said bottom portion of said floor section below a top portion of the floor section comprising said floor section, said at least one system component above said at least one door.
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Abstract
The invention relates to airplane floor assemblies and to methods for their assembly. In one embodiment, an airplane comprises at least one fuselage section and at least one floor section. At least one system component is installed to the floor section prior to installation of the floor section in the fuselage of the airplane. In another embodiment, a floor section adapted to be installed in an airplane includes at least one system component installed to the floor section while it is outside of the airplane. In yet another embodiment, a method is disclosed for assembling an airplane. The method comprises installing at least one system component to a floor section, and installing the floor section into a fuselage section of the airplane.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for assembling an airplane comprising:
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installing at least one system component to a floor section; and installing the floor section into a fuselage section of said airplane; said floor section installed such that said at least one system component is capable of being accessed by a worker positioned below said floor section, said access provided from underneath at least one door attached in a bottom portion of said floor section, said bottom portion of said floor section below a top portion of the floor section comprising said floor section, said at least one system component above said at least one door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for assembling an airplane comprising:
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installing at least one system component to a floor section; and installing the floor section into a fuselage section of said airplane; said floor section installed such that said at least one system component is capable of being accessed by a worker positioned below said floor section, said access provided from underneath at least one door attached in a bottom portion of said floor section, said bottom portion of said floor section below a top portion of the floor section comprising said floor section, said at least one system component above said at least one door; said installing the floor section comprising orienting said floor section substantially vertically within said fuselage section and then rotating said floor section into a substantially horizontal position within said fuselage section; accessing said at least one system component by said worker positioned below said floor section. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for assembling an airplane comprising;
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installing at least one system component to a floor section; and installing the floor section into a fuselage section of said airplane; said floor section installed such that said at least one system component is capable of being accessed by a worker positioned below said floor section; wherein at least one door is attached in a bottom portion of said floor section to allow said accessing said system component from underneath said at least one door by said worker positioned below said floor section, said bottom portion of said floor section below a top portion of the floor section comprising said floor section, said at least one system component above said at least one door; said installing the floor section comprising orienting said floor section substantially vertically within said fuselage section and then rotating said floor section into a substantially horizontal position within said fuselage section.
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