We make aircraft inspections a piece of cake. How? With the Mainblades Web Portal. A fully streamlined aircraft inspection software that supports mechanics and decision makers to assess the condition of the fleet in a coherent and standardized way. See pictures of the entire aircraft, review damages and compare the data with existing dent-and-buckle charts. Immediate insights for your maintenance team to take action.
Our aircraft inspection software is complemented with the Mainblades Flight application which is used by aircraft mechanics to perform the inspection in the hangar. Once the inspection is complete, Artificial Intelligence analyses all anomalies and generates detailed inspection reports. All damages are classified based on the aircraft’s SRM, providing accurate dimension estimates and locations according to structural elements such as frames, stations and stringers. Via cloud synchronization these reports then immediately become available to decision makers, which can access the data through the Web Portal from remote locations.
Within 5 minutes the drone is fully operational via our easy to use iOS application and ready to perform an automated visual inspection. This high mobility and flexible deployment reduces the resources required for manual inspections, making the process a smooth experience for aircraft mechanics. Stay safely on the ground and in full control while our automated aircraft inspection software takes care of the job. Multiple inspection task cards can be completed with a single drone flight so that appropriate follow-up actions can be determined.
Our aircraft inspection software can be adapted to the needs of your unique maintenance environment. Whether that is for GVIs, lightning strikes, paint peeling or any other use case. Need an example? Check out this video about how we developed a brand new use case in cooperation with KLM Engineering & Maintenance:
Paint peeling and high-speed tape inspections of Boeing B787 aircraft. A hot topic in aviation!
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We currently take final Part 145 certification steps for paint and high-speed tape inspections with drones. Soon, this technology is fully operational in the facilities of KLM E&M and beyond. Are you in London next week? Meet our team at MRO Europe 2022 and learn how we can make it work for your MRO organization…
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A very special year for us. We turn five! Five wild years to say the least with uncertainty, changes and major milestones all around. From the first proof of concept to flying in operational hangars every day. This is our story. Read on to get a glimpse into our past, present and future. Before you…
Have you seen Aviation Week Network’s latest article about how we tackle challenges with paint chipping on Boeing 787 aircraft? A hot topic in aviation right now! The software developed in cooperation with KLM Engineering & Maintenance automatically identifies and labels both paint damage as well as high-speed tape using high-resolution images and measurements. This way it can predict where damage…
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