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Efficiency With Modern Materials

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  • By Joshua Dufrane
  • Airman Magazine

  Ed Clark, Air Force Research Laboratory – RXT aviation program lead, discusses new designs on the fan duct for the KC-135 Stratotanker. The original fan-duct panel has a water intrusion problem that causes delamination. This delamination causes sustainment, maintenance and energy efficiency problems. The modified panel fixes these issues utilizing modern materials.

  The fan-ducts are being installed by Airmen at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the Air Force’s focus on the Climate Action Plan.

Efficiency with modern materials

New designs on the fan duct panel for the KC-135 Stratotanker address a water intrusion problem that causes delamination. This delamination causes sustainment, maintenance and energy efficiency problems. The modified panel fixes these issues utilizing modern materials. The fan-ducts are being installed by Airmen at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the Air Force’s focus on the Climate Action Plan.
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