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The present invention relates to a method and device for temporarily enlarging the opening or hatch area of a structural frame of an aircraft. The invention proposes a fixture of smaller dimensions than the structural girder which is able to replace the latter temporarily during certain periods, in

The present invention relates to a method and device for temporarily enlarging the opening or hatch area of a structural frame of an aircraft. The invention proposes a fixture of smaller dimensions than the structural girder which is able to replace the latter temporarily during certain periods, in particular during loading and unloading of cargo. The invention finds an application in the fitting out of a transport aircraft.

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In a transport aircraft having a tail-end door and a body comprising spaced transverse structural frames joined together longitudinally, said tail-end door being hinged on said body at the lower part of one of said structural frames defining a loading-unloading section of said transport aircraft, sa

In a transport aircraft having a tail-end door and a body comprising spaced transverse structural frames joined together longitudinally, said tail-end door being hinged on said body at the lower part of one of said structural frames defining a loading-unloading section of said transport aircraft, said one structural frame comprising an annular underframe, of which an upper part is reinforced by at least one structural girder subtending said upper part of said underframe, an improvement for temporarily increasing the effective size of said loading-unloading section comprising a removable fixture adapted to be temporarily fixed on said upper part of said one structural frame in place of said structural girder, said fixture mechanically replacing said structural girder during loading-unloading operations and providing an enlargement for said loading-unloading section.