Patent ID: 8479591
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for testing fuselage panels having the form of a cylindrical surface segment, comprising: a plurality of restraining means arranged along the perimeter of a cylindrical surface segment, for retaining the edges of a fuselage panel; a pressurizable chamber having an opening defined by said restraining means and closable by the fuselage panel retained by the restraining means; wherein the pressurizable chamber comprises a curved-wall structure having a concavity opposite the concavity of said cylindrical surface segment and having an elastic behavior configured such that, when under load, the curved-wall structure provides an additional resistance equal to that of a remaining wall of a fuselage, wherein the curved-wall structure is formed by a plurality of rib-like curved members arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction and hermetically connected together; the plurality of restraining means comprising: