Earmark - Quantitative Inspection Techniques for Assessing Aging of Military Aircraft

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force (57-3600)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Quantitative Inspection Techniques for Assessing Aging of Military Aircraft

1 recipient will receive $1,161,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Develop, characterize, model and evaluate nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques to meet Air Force aging aircraft inspection needs. These needs include the detection and characterization of cracks in multi-layered structures, measurement of material loss and surface roughness due to corrosion, detection of cracks in complex turbine engine component geometries, and measurement of residual stress depth profiles.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Iowa State University	$1,161		Public Educational Institution	Ames, IA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 16, Page 323

Citation Excerpt: Quantitative Inspection Techniques for Assessing Aging of Military Aircraft

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007