AIR FORCE WORKING TO REMOVE CORROSION FROM F-22A FIGHTER JETS

"Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message
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"Daryl Hunt" wrote:

Newsflash, NDI or Non-Destructive Inspection is part of EVERY
Scheduled Maintenance Dock inspection. Yes, they do inspect for
corrosion and metal fatigue as well. This goes for ALL Aircraft
regardless of age. Twisting this into something other than Preventive
Maintenance is just plain wrong.

PM is certainly being done - but they are talking about "removing
recently discovered corrosion".

Woppy Doo. There is ALWAYS "newly or recently formed" corrosion. The
exotic metals required corrode and get worse as they age and corrode even
more.


PM means checking if something is corroded - but this sounds like
somebody did PM and discovered that the planes have corroded parts, and
that those parts are now being fixed, which is a totally different
story.

Nope, same story.

"Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message
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"Daryl Hunt" wrote:

PM is certainly being done - but they are talking about "removing
recently discovered corrosion".

Woppy Doo. There is ALWAYS "newly or recently formed" corrosion. The
exotic metals required corrode and get worse as they age and corrode
even
more.

You mean the F-22 corrodes faster than a 1970s Toyota? ;-)

PM means checking if something is corroded - but this sounds like
somebody did PM and discovered that the planes have corroded parts, and
that those parts are now being fixed, which is a totally different
story.

Nope, same story.

So we can agree that there are parts of this brand new airplane that
are corroded to the point where they have to get replaced - which means
that somebody will have to take a look at the maintenance budget.

Corrosion does occur, that's normal - but those planes are HOW old? And
need spare parts already? THAT is the real story behind this - the F-22
was supposed to be less maintenance-intensive.

I have yet to see a Toyota flying at M.1.5 and 50,000 feet. And NOTHING
corrodes faster than an old Toyota.

In rec.aviation.military Daryl Hunt twisted the electrons to say:
I have yet to see a Toyota flying at M.1.5 and 50,000 feet.

Put enough thrust behind one and I'm sure it would be possible?

And NOTHING corrodes faster than an old Toyota.

What about the late-70s/early-80s products of Fiat and Alfa Romeo?
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"Alistair Gunn" wrote in message
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What about the late-70s/early-80s products of Fiat and Alfa Romeo?

Rust: designed by the Japanese, mass-produced by the British and perfected
by the Italians.

Cheers,
Wayne

Juergen Nieveler wrote:
Alistair Gunn wrote:

And NOTHING corrodes faster than an old Toyota.
What about the late-70s/early-80s products of Fiat and Alfa Romeo?

They never made it to the US - didn't survive the shipping ;-)


Juergen Nieveler

Doesn't Fiat mean fix it again, tony?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan" wrote in message
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Juergen Nieveler wrote:
Alistair Gunn wrote:

And NOTHING corrodes faster than an old Toyota.
What about the late-70s/early-80s products of Fiat and Alfa Romeo?

They never made it to the US - didn't survive the shipping ;-)


Juergen Nieveler

Doesn't Fiat mean fix it again, tony?

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