Patent ID: 7731207

Claim:
A supporting platform for transporting aeronautical parts, comprising: a frame having an upper load surface for supporting the parts and wheels for moving the frame; and an array of telescopic actuators arranged in rows and columns, the telescopic actuators selected from the group consisting of pneumatic and hydraulic telescopic actuators; wherein each telescopic actuator comprises an actuation cylinder connected to the frame, a shaft operatively connected to the actuation cylinder via one end of the shaft, and a head coupled to the other end of the shaft; the head emerging vertically from the frame through the upper surface when the telescopic actuator is actuated; and a control system connected to each telescopic actuator for individually controlling the actuation of each telescopic actuator so that each head emerges up to a selected position at a distance from the upper surface, in such a manner that all together, the surfaces of the heads form a bed surface having the shape of a surface of the part on which said part is laid without causing damage to the surface of the part.