Patent ID: 7716989

Claim:
A system for scanning an aircraft structure, the system comprising a collapsible support frame including: a mounting member including a mounting device coupled to said mounting member and configured to be releasably mountable to the aircraft structure and configured to be releasably mountable to the aircraft structure said mounting member comprising at least one of said mounting devices coupled thereto for releasably mounting said mounting member to the aircraft structure; and a moveable member coupled to said mounting member and releasably engageable with said mounting member wherein said moveable member is configured to be moveably mounted to said mounting member and to receive a scanning device; and a scanning device comprising at least one sensor; the support frame configured to be positionable in: a collapsed condition in which said mounting member and said moveable member are coupled and disposed substantially acutely with each other; and an operational condition in which said mounting member and said moveable member are coupled and disposed substantially orthogonal with each other.