Battle damage repair bdr can play a key role in the outcome of a war. Repair parties the following chart shows a variety of repair lockers that are found on an aircraft. Whenever an aircraft takes a hit on the battlefield, its tinker air force bases 76th expeditionary depot maintenance flight that sets off overseas to get it back in the air. This phase ii project will provide abdr and other aircraft support engineers with a tool that can assist with numerous tedious calculations required to perform their jobs.
In the unlikely event dccccs is destroyed or is unable to retain control, a plan is in place to designate repair stations to take over the responsibilities of damage control central. In 1978 a group of european countries formed a working group to promote the exchange of abdr information and techniques. Promptness, reliability, and effectiveness of repairs affect the availability of aircraft for combat. Working on an aircraft carrier catapult 4 topside petty officer duration. Advances in the bonded composite repair of metallic aircraft. Aircraft battle damage repair the ability to quickly repair battle damagad aircraft under hostile conditions will be critical for survival of u. Aircraft battle damage repair for the 90s and beyond dtic. Tinker group repairs aircraft in the heat of battle. Volume i, chapter 10 1 abdr is intended to enhance the capability and capacity of navymarine operational units to accomplish rapid repair of damaged aircraft that will increase aircraft availability, sortie generation and continued capacity to fight in wartime. Corsair structural repair manual illustrations amazing fact. Usaf aircraft battle damage repair patch, embroidered ocp w. To help get battle damaged aircraft back into service quickly, the u. During the pacific campaign in wwii aircraft carriers were the prime targets in the fleet engagements fought between the usa and later britain and japan. Their primary mission is aircraft battle damage repair.
Download citation aircraft battle damage assessment and repair. Thie group included the united kingdom, west germany, belgium, denmark, the netherlands, and canada. Central command depot liaison engineering patch rests on a desk within. Harvey, 309th expeditionary depot maintenance avionics technician. Wild weasel is a code name given by the united states armed forces, specifically the us air force, to an aircraft, of any type, equipped with antiradiation missiles and tasked with the suppression of enemy air defenses. Information and documents presented here are works of the milprf87158b1 technical manuals.
These specifications are usually available from the original manufacturer. Aircraft battle damage repair abdr with ultraviolet cure rapid on aircraft repair techniques for fiberglass composite components are essential to the. The first step in the repair of any aircraft composite damage is to identify the extent of the damage and the materials and processes used in the original part fabrication. Usaf aircraft battle damage repair patch, embroidered. Theyre the smallest of three units that do such work across the entirety of the air force. Aircraft battle damage assessment tool, aircraft battle. The inspection includes an estimate of the best type and shape of repair patch to use. Luther gulf war air power survey 1993 pdf aircraft battle damage repair for the 90s and beyond pdf. Lieutenant sturgeon normally works in the engineering directorate, but is an aircraft battle damage repair deployable engineer. Aircraft battle damage assessment and repair abdar evaluation. The air force sustainment center and air force research laboratory worked with the 309th aircraft battle damage repair and expeditionary depot maintnenace team to field test fusion repairs on.
Warner robins air logistics complex robins air force base. This procedure shows how to make a simple repair to aircraft skin for example to repair a dent caused by dropping a tool on the aluminum surface. Battle repair for the air tinker air force base display. However, the discussion here is not a substitute for the technical manual tm applicable to a specific aircraft or a particular repair technique. Battle damaged boeing flying fortress from the bomb group after a sortie with its nose blown apart shows how much damage the could take and still make it home. The design is a recipe for repair, telling mechanics what materials are needed, including bolt patterns, patches and metals to use. Prepares and deploys combat aircraft battle damage repair abdr, crash recovery and supply and transportation teams worldwide. Air battle damage repair engineering abdre is a crucial air force readiness function. Aircraft specific manuals will describe quick abdar procedures to be applied to the specific aircraft. General aviation composite repair composite aircraft repair.
Discrepancies resulting from battle damage will not be documented on the 781a. This tool is unique inasmuch as it is designed from its inception to work in a deployed environment in support of aircraft battle damage repair engineering. We have collected some incredible images of damaged b17 flying fortresses that made it home. Tinker group repairs aircraft in the heat of battle the oklahoman. Aircraft battle damage repair, or abdr, training teaches techniques that help maintainers repair aircraft quickly and return them to the fight, said tech. Thie british royal air force also had a viable battle damage repair program.
The main steps in repairing damage with an external patch are investigating and mapping the damage, removal of the damage, layup of the repair plies, vacuum bagging, curing, and finish coating. At first massive carrier engagements took place where the carriers were damaged and. The exact type to be used depends on the type of repair being made and the recommendations of the aircraft manufacturer. Battle damage repair definition of battle damage repair. Dennis perine, with the 653rd combat logistics support squadron, accesses the simulated damage to an f15 eagle from a piercing projectile that is used for training. Provides programmed depot maintenance pdm and unscheduled repair activities on f15, c, c5 and c17 aircraft. The b17 flying fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. To 11h39, general aircraft battle damage repair abdr technical manual, contains specific instructions on documenting aerospace vehicle battle damage repairs. Recovery and battle damage assessment and repair bdar are subsets of maintenance. A novel visualization method by paint and oil is used in wind tunnel tests to study the effects of repair patches on the damaged airfoil. Damage classification, sandwich structures and solid.
Aircraft battle damage repair combat aircraft that are damaged and sitting on the ground are completely useless to air component commanders. Examination of e3 awacs readiness spares kit adequacy during. Responsible for the repair, modification, reclamation and rework of over 200 aircraft worldwide. Most of the repair techniques focus on damage that occurs in battle. Aircraft battle damage assessment and repair abdar. Wrightpatterson air force base, ohio air battle damage repair engineering abdre is a crucial air force readiness function. Glen weaver, a training instructor for the abdr program here. Glen weaver, a training instructor for the abdr program at robins. Aircraft battle damage assessment and repair document status. Simple nonpatch repair of cracking involves stop drilling the crack tip. What is easily fieldrepairable and what is not was well understood by aircraft manufacturers by the end of the second world war. Experimental and numerical analysis of aerodynamic effects.
Aircraft battle damage repair abdr with ultraviolet cure resin systems portfolio. Aflcmc brings air battle damage repair engineering to. The first wild weasel success came soon after the first wild. Aircraft supply product 3m aircraft fuel cell and skin battle damage repair kit 8999k12, 1 kit per case 7010388315 9361699 from 3m available at jaco aerospace, offering over 1,000,000 aircraft mro and gse supply products. Air force photos by sue sapp tomohiro matsuo, the civilian member among the students, gets instruction from tech. Navy is developing a kit which could be used to repair fbw flight control system damage in the field. Glen weaver, 653rd aircraft battle damage repair training instructor. Robins instructors provide aircraft battle damage repair training to. It allows deployed engineers to make quick repairs to support assets in field units. Robins instructors provide aircraft battle damage repair. Of these 4,735 were lost in combat, a staggering 37 percent. Tatsuya sato drills rivet holes in a simulated battle damaged piece of sheet metal so a patch can be attached.
Usaf aircraft battle damage repair patch, embroidered ocp w hook back. Glen weaver demonstrates a battle damage repair technique to tomohiro matsuo feb. The next aircraft battle damage repair exercise will take place in september. They perform aircraft battle damage repair and crash recovery operations. The information given here is designed to give you a general background in basic airframe repair. Peacetime maintenance procedures will not necessarily apply and the speed and difficulty of repair will require extraordinary. Some of these repairs, youre only looking at a couple hours to fix. Damage to the aircraft skin in a nonpressurized area can be repaired by a flush patch if a smooth skin surface is required or by an external patch in noncritical areas. If the logbooks are no help, you can easily determine what you have. The requirements of aircraft battle damage assessment and repair abdar. Hill air force base, utah the air force sustainment center and air force research laboratory worked with the 309th aircraft battle damage repair and expeditionary depot maintenance team at hill air force base, utah, from sept. Aircraft battle damage repair, or abdr, training teaches techniques that help maintainers repair aircraft quickly and return to the fight, said tech. During wwii 12,732 b17s were produced between 1935 and may 1945.
Members of the 76th aircraft maintenance groups expeditionary depot maintenance flight sweep the perimeter around a b52 stratofortress after a simulated attack on their compound while they were performing aircraft battle damage repairs during a recent war wagon exercise. A10 warthog battle damage repair photos f16 falcon battle damage repair f4g wild weasel. Lieutenant sturgeon normally works in the engineering directorate, but is an aircraft battle damage repairdeployable engineer. The goal of the united states air forces aircraft battle damage repair abdr program is to rapidly restore these damaged aircraft to some level of combat capability. Executive summary this is the first of three volumes describing the. There are five different areas to fix, mishler said. An inspection of the damage and accurate estimate of the type of repair required are the most important steps in repairing structural damage. However, aircraft battledamage repairs abdr to primary structure may be undertaken. They dont want to take a lot of time to patch up an aircraft and put it back in the fight so they can call on an aircraft battle damage repair team, senior master sgt. Wpafb to offer courses in air battle damage repair engineering. Download citation aircraft battle damage assessment and repair abdar. Various effects of repair schemes on triangular and starshaped damages are quantitatively and qualitatively illustrated. Repairing the yorktown after the battle of the coral sea yard workers and sailors worked flat out over three days to get the carrier yorktown patched up and ready for the decisive midway battle.
Aircraft battle damage repair abdr with ultraviolet cure. Basic principles of aircraft sheet metal repair aircraft. The primary objective of the usafs aircraft battle damage repair program is to. Usaf aircraft battle damage repair patch, embroidered ocp w hook back product sku. Repair patches are chosen based on the aircraft battle damage repair abdr manuals. This is an example of why the was one of the greatest aircraft of wwii. Fortunately, an aircraft battle damage repair team from hill air force base, utah, was already at spangdahlem air base, germany. Hill air force base, utah the air force sustainment center and air force research laboratory worked with the 309th aircraft battle damage repair and expeditionary depot maintenance team at hill. Aircraft battle damage assessment and repair this detail specification covers requirements for the preparation of technical manuals on aircraft battle damage assessment and repair \abdar\, and quick repair instructions not included in to 11h39navair 011a39. Speckled trout takes a beating the tinker take off.
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