Patent ID: 11932420
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 22:
23. A method for forming an aft fuselage section of an aircraft, the method comprising:
fastening one or more pivot fittings securely between an upper sill beam and a lower sill beam of a forward section;
temporarily attaching the one or more fittings to the upper sill beam and the lower sill beam;
after said temporarily attaching, coupling a horizontal stabilizer within a stabilizer channel of the forward section to the one or more pivot fittings;
removing the one or more fittings from the upper sill beam and the lower sill beam;
coupling the horizontal stabilizer to the one or more fittings outside of the stabilizer channel;
moving the horizontal stabilizer into the stabilizer channel of the forward section; and
re-securing the one or more fittings to the upper sill beam and the lower sill beam to secure the horizontal stabilizer within the stabilizer channel of the forward section.