Design of Repair of Battle-Damaged Fixed-Wing Aircraft

Abstract

Damaged aircraft, be it battle damage or by some other cause, in a deployed theater of operations fall into one of several distinct categories of repair. Within these categories, there are a number of options to include temporary or partial-capability repairs, the unique realm of aircraft battle damage repair. Specialty repair shops, such as metals fabrication or hydraulics, can assist in implementing a wide-range of permanent, full-capability repairs by creating replacement parts in accordance with manufacturing drawings. Generally, aircraft battle damage repairs neglect durability design criteria such as corrosion and fatigue resistance in favor of repair expediency. Special repair considerations are made with respect to fighter/attack aircraft due to their unique mission and smaller design tolerances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA571702

Entities

People

  • Trent A. Greenwell

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Guidance
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design