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Eddy currents, ultrasonic imaging and a huge blast of X-Rays
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (23 September 2014) – It takes more than oil changes and fresh windshield wiper blades to keep Randolph’s aircraft aloft. One needs to look closer, beneath the skin The 12th Flying Training Wing’s Maintenance Directorate uses nondestructive inspection techniques to find cracks and wear, which…
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Grease, grit, Galaxy: Reservist keeps C-5 aloft
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – The enourmous black cable was filthy from being dragged across concrete through oil, jet fuel and grease Staff Sgt. Mikela Kleinhans, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Air Reserve Technician, lugged the heavy cable from the “dash 86” generator to the belly of a C-5A Galaxy…