Claims
- 1. A method to shape and support a skin against a bulkhead to form a duct, said method comprising the steps of:
- aligning said skin in a desired relation to said bulkhead;
- inserting a skin expanding means on a side of said skin opposite said bulkhead, said skin expanding means comprising a plurality of bushings for drilling fastener holes in said skin;
- expanding said skin to a position adjacent to a cross section of said bulkhead; and
- drilling fastener holes in said skin using said bushings as a drill guide.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising
- applying a uniform pressure against said skin across said cross section.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising
- heating said expanding means for curing a liquid shim applied to a bulkhead facing surface of said skin.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/490,191, filed Jun. 14, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,709,769.
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Divisions (1)
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