the nacelles of the propulsion units 604 such as cowl sections 602 c components and subcomponents of the tail assembly 608 such as rudder and stabilizer components 602 d components and subcomponents of the fuselage 605 such as window and door brackets 602 a and nose cones 602 b and any other suitable portion of the aircraft 600 and while the aircraft shown in fig4 is generally representative of a commercial passenger aircraft the inventive apparatus and methods disclosed herein may also be employed in the assembly of virtually any other types of aircraft the inventive apparatus and methods disclosed herein may also be employed in the assembly of virtually any other types of aircraft more specifically the teachings of the present invention may be applied to the manufacture and assembly of other passenger aircraft fighter aircraft cargo aircraft rotary aircraft and any other types of manned or unmanned aircraft including those described for example in the illustrated encyclopedia of military aircraft by enzo angelucci published by book sales publishers september 2001 and in jane 39 s all the world 39 s aircraft published by jane 39 s information group of coulsdon surrey united kingdom which texts are incorporated herein by reference it may also be appreciated that alternate embodiments of apparatus and methods in accordance with the present invention may be utilized in the manufacture of a wide variety of textured or formed components of for example boats automobiles canoes surfboards recreational vehicles or any other suitable vehicle or assembly while the preferred and alternate embodiments of the invention have been.