Patent ID: 8393598

Claim:
A method of shoring an airplane to facilitate the removal and replacement of multiple airplane parts, the method comprising: raising said airplane away from a ground surface using at least one first jack; attaching a plurality of body fittings to an outer surface of the raised airplane; jacking up said attached body fittings away from the ground surface using at least one second jack; disposing body cradles against the airplane while the airplane is attached to the jacked up body fittings, wherein the body cradles are supported by at least one third jack supported on the ground surface; disposing at least one beam underneath and against an airplane floor structure of the airplane so that the at least one beam is load-bearing and supports a weight of the airplane floor structure, while the airplane is supported by the body cradles, wherein said at least one beam is supported by at least one fourth jack; and removing and replacing a plurality of upper airplane parts, comprising at least one of upper skin panels or upper window assemblies, from the airplane.