{"id":3501,"date":"2024-07-12T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/?post_type=reference-project&#038;p=3501"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:58:10","slug":"cockpit-window-stand","status":"publish","type":"reference-project","link":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/en\/reference-projects\/cockpit-window-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Cockpit Window Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cockpit Window Stand at Schiphol is a multi-functional steel-and-aluminium maintenance platform that Nijl Aircraft Docking designed, built and installed for KLM to replace cockpit windows across the A330, B777 and B747 fleets. It combines two dedicated work platforms with an integrated overhead crane track for transporting, removing and installing the windows themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nijl Aircraft Docking has designed for KLM the Cockpit Window Stand. 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