The Boeing Company
Methods of manufacture for aircraft substructure

Abstract:

A method includes providing a frame sheet. The method also includes elevating a temperature of the frame sheet to at or above an elevated target temperature. Further the method includes, at or above the elevated target temperature, forming the frame sheet to provide a frame defining a web and at least one flange. Also, the method includes machining at least one of the web or the at least one flange to reduce a thickness of the at least one of the web or the at least on flange.