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Introduction
Pages 7-12

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... Air Force Aircraft, which identified promising technologies and research opportunities for addressing cntical structural issues surrounding the aging of fixed-wing aircraft, particularly fatigue, corrosion, inspection, and repair (NRC, 1997~. That report recommended that the Air Force (~)
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... However, the continued operation of older aircraft will depend on improving inspection, evaluation, and maintenance. The 1997 NRC report recommended that the management and oversight of all aging aircraft fimctions at the Wn~htPatterson Air Force Base be placed under the guidance of a single technical leader.
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... The program Ending that comes Tom Program Element 6.5, or Engineenng and Manufactunng Development (PE 6.5 - EMD) , is the only new funding made available since the 1997 NRC report, and its impact on the total Air Force aging aircraft situation has been positive.
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... It is important to note that the Air Force sustainment community is not a direct contributor to the SBIR resource pool because O&M procurement accounts are not subject to the SBIR set-aside. The Air Force has chosen, however, to make the air logistic centers participants in the program on the assumption that SBIR programs properly focused could address critical technical needs of aging aircraft.
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... The objective of this study was to identify ways the Air Forr.e R~? ~rrh ~ _1_ _ ___^ ~ _ ~ &1_ _ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · ~ Laboratory alla one Agmg ^~rcran technologies team could use the SBIR program more effectively to develop technologies that would address the problems of inspecting, characterizing, operating, and maintaining aping aircraft The committee was established to do the following: ~ ~ D ~~ _ review the goals of the Air Force aging aircraft program and current SBIR projects related to aging in each technology area, including structural integrity, corrosion, coatings, nondestructive investigation, and maintenance and repair review technical and administrative guidelines and requirements for the Air Force SBIR program review applicable SBIR programs of other organizations (e.g., the Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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... REPORT CONTENT This report summarizes the committee's overall evaluation and offers recommendations on how the Air Force's SBIR program can support aging aircraft. Chapter 2 discusses the Air Force's aging aircraft program, aging aircraft technical areas, and interagency issues.
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