CPC B64F 5/10 (2017.01) [B64F 5/50 (2017.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); B64C 1/069 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
17. A system for performing work on a fuselage section, the system comprising:
a series of plates configured to be sequentially affixed along a length of the fuselage section;
a track; and
work stations disposed along the track;
wherein drive units at the track are configured to form a frictional fit with the plates, and to iteratively advance the fuselage section along the track in a process direction with pauses between advancement of the fuselage section;
wherein indexing elements at the track are configured to engage with indexing elements at the plates during the pauses;
wherein the work stations include tools configured to perform work on the fuselage section when the fuselage section is paused.
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