Gapman?Gen3 Electronic Gap Measurement System for Aircraft Applications0 pages
GapmanGen3 Electronic Gap Measurement
System for Aircraft Applications
For years aircraft assembly and structural component manufacturers have been
using traditional contact methods (plastic shims, feeler gauges, step gauges etc.)
to measure gaps during the production and final assembly of commercial and
military aircraft. Hundreds of gaps between metal/metal, metal/Carbon Fiber
Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) and CFRP/CFRP surfaces must be measured and
controlled during the production to determine whether liquid or solid shimming
is required. These gaps can be found in a wide variety of applications located
throughout the aircraft structure from the front passenger doors to the vertical
stabilizer. (see Figure 1 for typical applications)
Figure 1: Typical Aircraft gap measurement locations
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