Variable modular docking system

摘要

The invention relates to a variable dock unit (20) for use in a modular aircraft maintenance docking system (10); which dock unit comprises a support structure (34) and a walking platform (22) supported by the support structure. The walking platform comprises a substantially rectangular walking surface (24) having a cut-out portion (26) at its side for receiving an aircraft section and having slide trays (28) mounted along the cut-out portion (26), which slide trays (289 have a retracted and an extracted position such that the aircraft section receiving cut-out portion (26) is substantially free in the retracted position, and in the fully extracted position the slide trays form a walking surface extension (30) substantially covering the cut-out portion (26).
The invention further relates to a modular aircraft maintenance docking system (10) comprising such dock units and a method for designing such docking systems.