ADV MAINT CONCEPTS/EQ

Abstract

This Project provides advanced development aviation support of programs that include advanced maintenance concepts and equipment. The FY 2013 budget request funds Aviation Advanced Development which supports Aviation Ground Support Equipment development prototypes that will enhance the functionality of current and future aircraft by improving the effectiveness of maintenance and servicing operations through validating new maintenance concepts to improve man and machine interfaces, improve aircraft maintenance processes, reduce Operation and Support costs, and insert diagnostics technologies to replace obsolete and unsupportable equipment. This program provides for development of rapid battle repair procedures, tools development to speed the return of aircraft to a full mission status, and development of new equipment for aerial recovery of damaged aircraft. Included in this program are: diagnostics/prognostic monitoring systems, Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU) equipment familiarization software, redesign and incorporation of AGPU modularity capabilities, Aviation Light Utility Mobile Maintenance Cart (ALUMMC), Aviation Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools (A-SKOT) (Common Aviation Tool System (CATS); Aviation B1/B4 Maintenance Stands (B1-B4)), Digital Aircraft Weighing Scales II (DAWS II), Hand Held Fire Extinguisher (HHFE), Non-Destructive Test Equipment System (NDTE), Battle Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR) Block II, Flexible Engine Diagnostic System (FEDS), Aviation Lifting Device, and development support for tools needed to provide maintenance support to modernized/future force aircraft.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: B32_0603801A_4_2040_PB_2013

Tags

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Aerospace Test and Evaluation
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management.