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Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft

Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft

Final Report

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309059350
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309591300
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309174473
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1997
  • Month: September
  • Pages: 125
  • Language: English

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.

  • 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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