Legacy Post-Block (40/42/50/52) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) Structures
Abstract
F-16 Legacy Service Life Extension Program (SLEP): A two-phased RDT&E effort which includes Full Scale Durability Test (FSDT) and Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) to support structural modifications to Block 40/42/50/52 F-16 aircraft to increase service life. FSDT is required to prove finite element models and to develop the airworthiness certification basis to extend the current Certified Service Life from 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH) to 10,000 EFH (Threshold), or 12,000 EFH (Objective). SLEP EMD develops the engineering solutions necessary to resolve the life-limiting structural issues defined in FSDT and develop the airworthiness certification recommendation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 679cedf5c022623095ffdf3b72db6b31
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