The Boeing Company
Aircraft transmission test fixture and system

Abstract:

An example test fixture includes a lower frame having a first rocker rail and a second rocker rail coupled to the first rocker rail, wherein each of the first rocker rail and the second rocker rail has a respective curved surface that allows the lower frame to tilt about a first axis; a rotatable base coupled to the lower frame; an upper frame having a mounting system configured to couple a transmission of an aircraft to the upper frame; a support frame that couples the upper frame to the rotatable base; and a rotary actuator configured to rotate the rotatable base, the support frame, and the upper frame about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.