CPC B23P 21/004 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); B64C 1/068 (2013.01); B64C 1/069 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
10. A method for assembling a fuselage, the method comprising:
advancing a uniform cross-section upper half barrel section of fuselage and a corresponding, inverted uniform cross-section lower half barrel section of fuselage in a process direction along a first assembly line at a first takt time;
advancing a non-uniform cross-section upper half barrel section of fuselage and a corresponding, inverted non-uniform cross-section lower half barrel section of fuselage in the process direction along a second assembly line at a second takt time;
rotating the uniform cross-section lower half barrel section and the non-uniform cross-section lower half barrel section to a keel down orientation;
attaching the upper half barrel sections to the corresponding lower half barrel sections to form two full barrel sections, one full barrel section having a uniform cross-section and one full barrel section having a non-uniform cross-section; and
attaching the two full barrel sections together to form a portion of fuselage.
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