Aging of U.S. Air Force aircraft : final report / Committee on Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft.

Series:

Publication NMAB ; 488-2.

Publication NMAB ; 488-2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Weapons systems--Maintenance and repair.

United States.

Air forces--United States.

Air forces.

Airplanes, Military--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Airplanes, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U.S. Air Force operational fleet are 25 years old or older. A few of these will be replaced with new aircraft, but many are expected to remain in service an additional 25 years or more. This book provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the Air Force's aging airframe structures. It includes a detailed summary of the structural status of the aging force, identification of key technical issues, recommendations for near-term engineering and management actions, and prioritized near-term and long-term research recommendations.

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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-83).

ISBN:

0-309-17447-3

1-280-18719-0

9786610187195

0-309-59130-9

0-585-03080-4

OCLC:

923263711