Ramp blanket

Abstract

Vari ramp blankets holding X-ray file, 14″ by 17″ in dimensions, in pockets on top of the vari-ramp inlets on an F-15 aircraft have been used by us for the detection of foreign objects, i.e. washers, bolts, safety wire. These blankets ensure inspection consistency each and every time the aircraft is X-rayed when it is grounded after flight or is in phase. The blankets are placed on top of the F-15 vari-ramp, taped securely in place and film is placed individually in the pockets. The placement and the consistency of results that the blankets provide enhances the accuracy and duplicability of the overall X-ray process.

1. A blanket frame for holding a plurality of blank X-ray slides predetermined positions when performing X-rays from multiple views upon an object of interest, said blanket frame comprising:
 a rectangular blanket frame which contains rows and columns of aperture products into each of which one of the blank X-ray slides may be placed, said rectangular blanket frame having an external geometry, to be placed on the object of interest such that each of the aperture pocket positions one of the blank X-ray slides in a precise area of interest on the object of interest.  
 
   
   
     2. A blanket frame, as defined in  claim 1 , further including hinged joints that allow the X-ray slides to be placed in a non-planar distribution about the object of interest. 
   
   
     3. A blanket frame for holding a plurality of blank X-ray slides in predetermined positions when performing X-rays from multiple views upon an object of interest, said blanket frame comprising:
 a blanket frame which contains a geometrically spaced distribution of aperture pockets into each of which one of the blank X-ray slides may be placed, said blanket frame having an external geometry to be placed on the object of interest such that each of the aperture pockets positions one of the blank X-ray slides in a precise area of interest on the object of interest.  
 
   
   
     4. A blanket frame, as defined in  claim 3 , further including hinged joints that allow the X-ray slides to be placed in a non-planar distribution about the object of interest.