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Aging of U. S. Air Force Aircraft : Final Report.

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Author / Creator: Council, National Research.
Other Authors / Creators:Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical.
Board, National Materials Advisory.
Systems, Commission on Engineering and Technical.
Aircraft, Committee on Aging of U.S. Air Force.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1997.
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force > Weapons systems > Maintenance and repair.
Air forces > United States.
Airplanes, Military > United States > Maintenance and repair.
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Table of Contents:
  • Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • Safety
  • Economics and Readiness
  • Force Management and Predicted Economic Service Life
  • Future Structural Issues
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Near-Term Engineering and Management Tasks
  • Near-Term and Long-Term Research
  • I PROBLEM DEFINITION AND STATUS OF THE AGING FORCE
  • 1 Introduction
  • BACKGROUND
  • STUDY OBJECTIVES
  • 2 Aging Aircraft Problem
  • MANAGING THE FORCE STRUCTURE
  • Modernization Planning Process
  • Service Life Projection during Acquisition
  • Postproduction Force Management
  • FUTURE FORCE PROJECTIONS
  • Air Combat Command
  • Air Mobility Command
  • Special Operations Command
  • Air Education and Training Command
  • ASSESSMENT OF THE FORCE STRUCTURAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS
  • Modernization Planning Process
  • Service Life Projection
  • ASIP and Postproduction Force Management
  • 3 Current Structural Status of the Aging Force
  • AIR FORCE-SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT
  • CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS-SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT
  • 4 Technical Issues and Operational Needs
  • CORROSION
  • STRESS CORROSION CRACKING
  • FATIGUE CRACKING
  • Low-Cycle Fatigue
  • Safety Limit and Economic Life Limit
  • Corrosion Effects on Safety Limits
  • Widespread Fatigue Damage
  • High-Cycle Fatigue
  • NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
  • STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
  • II RECOMMENDED STRATEGY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM RESEARCH
  • 5 Engineering and Management Tasks
  • UPDATE OF DURABILITY AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE ASSESSMENTS
  • Air Force-Supported Aircraft
  • Contractor Logistics-Supported Commercial-Derivative Aircraft
  • UPDATE OF FORCE STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE PLANS AND INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT TRACKING PROGRAMS
  • Force Structural Maintenance Plan
  • Individual Aircraft Tracking Program
  • STRESS CORROSION CRACKING ASSESSMENTS.
  • IMPROVED CORROSION CONTROL PROGRAMS
  • ECONOMIC SERVICE LIFE ESTIMATION
  • CONTINUED ENFORCEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY PROGRAM
  • TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT AND RETENTION OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
  • TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION INTO AGING AIRCRAFT
  • 6 Research Recommendations: Fatigue
  • LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • HIGH-CYCLE FATIGUE
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • CORROSION/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • 7 Research Recommendations: Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • STRESS CORROSION CRACKING
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • 8 Research Recommendations: Nondestructive Evaluation and Maintenance Technology
  • NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
  • Near-Term Research and Development
  • Long-Term Research and Development
  • 9 Prioritized Research Recommendations
  • CRITICAL PRIORITIES
  • NEAR-TERM RESEARCH
  • LONG-TERM RESEARCH
  • 10 Future Structural Issues: Composite Primary Structures
  • APPLICATIONS AND SERVICE EXPERIENCE
  • Secondary Structures
  • Primary Structures
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LONG-TERM RESEARCH
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix A Synopses of Air Force Aging Aircraft Structural Histories
  • AIR MOBILITY COMMAND AIRLIFTER AND TANKER AIRCRAFT
  • C/KC-135
  • C-141B
  • C-5
  • AIR COMBAT COMMAND BOMBER, FIGHTER, AND ATTACK AIRCRAFT
  • B-52H
  • B-1B
  • F-15
  • F-16
  • A-10
  • OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE AIR COMBAT COMMAND
  • E-3A (AWACS)
  • E-8 (JSTARS)
  • C-130
  • EF-111A
  • U-2.
  • AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND AIRCRAFT
  • T-37
  • T-38
  • Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

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