One more advantage in addition to the light-weight MERO structure is the easy way of customizability and modifiability.
For example: A customer changes some of aircraft types of his fleet. The existing structure, flaps,
sliding panels and other elements – which were designed for other Aircraft types - can be easily adapted to the new circumstances.
Before:
- Tail Dock for Boeing B737-300 / -400
- Year of manufacture: 2001
- Nose- / Wing Docks for Airbus A310
- Year of manufacture: 1997
After:
- Above mentioned Dock modules modified for Airbus A320
- Year of modification: 2009/2010
Subsequent modifications
- Additional fall protection and visual cover
- Year of modification: 2010
- Additional illumination of the existing Docking System
- Year of modification: 2007
