Carrier/Amphibious Assault Ship Crash Crane (CV/AACC)
Abstract
Name change from Carrier Crash Crane (CV) to Carrier/Amphibious Assault Ship Crash Crane (CV/AACC) due to adding the amphibious assault ship back to the procurement. CV are required to remove damaged aircraft from the flight deck. In 2004, a solicitation for a commerical off the shelf replacement for the existing shipboard crash crane was issued. Two bids were received, and after a complete evaluation with many rounds of discussions with the companies bidding, both proposals were found to be technically inadequate and the procurement effort was discontinued. As a result, the crash cranes have continued operation unchanged. Designed in the late 1980's, major systems are beginning to experience the obsolescence of spare parts and are in need of updating. R&D resources are needed to identify not only replacements, but new technologies, which can increase the reliability and maintainability of this flight ops critical piece of equipment. Systems updates would include the engine/generator and electrical updates to the motor drive/control system. An exploration of power sources other than diesel engines would be considered and a corrosion resistant boom.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- f9142ec3a1f8b2630bf15757aec565ae
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