Abstract: A tool and method for positioning a sealing member in an aircraft wing assembly by using first and second holes in a first component of the aircraft wing assembly and first and second holes in a second component of the aircraft wing assembly as positioning reference points, wherein a positional relationship of the first and second holes in the first component matches a positional relationship of the first and second holes in the second component.

Abstract: A tool and method for positioning a sealing member in an aircraft wing assembly by using first and second holes in a first component of the aircraft wing assembly and first and second holes in a second component of the aircraft wing assembly as positioning reference points, wherein a positional relationship of the first and second holes in the first component matches a positional relationship of the first and second holes in the second component.

Abstract: A method of checking the accuracy of a robot is disclosed providing a component; fitting a tool jig to the component; using the tool jig to guide a stamp tool against the component to create a first mark on the component representative of a calibrated drilling location; removing the tool jig; providing a robot, the robot including an end effector holding a marking tool; operating the robot according to a program to manoeuvre the marking tool against the component to create a second mark representative of a robot drilling location; and comparing the position of the first mark to the position of the second mark to measure a distance between the first mark and the second mark.

Abstract: A resilient component for attachment to a rigid temporary reinforcement structure, and a rigid temporary reinforcement structure for attachment to a resilient component are disclosed. The temporary reinforcement structure having one or more datum attachment features for releasably attaching the temporary reinforcement structure to corresponding datum attachment features of the resilient component, where the datum attachment features and the datum features of the resilient component have a common datum, and the temporary reinforcement structure is configured to rigidly support the resilient component during assembly of the resilient component to a structural assembly.

Abstract: A resilient component for attachment to a rigid temporary reinforcement structure, and a rigid temporary reinforcement structure for attachment to a resilient component are disclosed. The temporary reinforcement structure having one or more datum attachment features for releasably attaching the temporary reinforcement structure to corresponding datum attachment features of the resilient component, where the datum attachment features and the datum features of the resilient component have a common datum, and the temporary reinforcement structure is configured to rigidly support the resilient component during assembly of the resilient component to a structural assembly.