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USAF HAS DEVELOPED A FUTURISTIC ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO HELP RESTORING STEALTH COATINGS ON F-22 RAPTOR ENGINE INLETS

Dario Leone - Mar 31 2017

A complex multi-axis robotic system with a long carbon fiber arm to reach deep into the F-22 Raptor engine inlet ducts has been developed by Aerobotix U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Innovation Research program developed robotic technology that will soon make the process of restoring specialized coatings on F-22 Raptor engine inlets more efficient for aircraft maintenance personnel during...

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EXCLUSIVE: SOURCE CLOSE TO F-22 PROGRAM REVEALS THAT COATING MAINTENANCE WHILE IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS OVER SYRIA WAS NOT BEYOND THOSE EXPERIENCED DURING NON COMBAT OPERATIONS

Dario Leone - Feb 3 2017

"The F-22s in general require regular coating maintenance but there haven't been any with coatings flying off in the AOR that would require Lockheed Martin to develop a new coating" As we have reported on Feb. 1, 2017, Lockheed Martin recently completed the first F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility, where periodic maintenance is performed to...

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USAF HAS DEVELOPED A FUTURISTIC ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO HELP RESTORING STEALTH COATINGS ON F-22 RAPTOR ENGINE INLETS

EXCLUSIVE: SOURCE CLOSE TO F-22 PROGRAM REVEALS THAT COATING MAINTENANCE WHILE IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS OVER SYRIA WAS NOT BEYOND THOSE EXPERIENCED DURING NON COMBAT OPERATIONS