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    Putting jet engines to the test [Image 1 of 2]

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    A young male technician in a green military-style uniform is performing maintenance on a large jet engine mounted on a white support stand or test cart. The engine appears to be a military aircraft turbofan or turbojet engine, with visible afterburner section, heat-shielded casing, and complex mechanical components. The work is being conducted indoors, likely in a hangar or maintenance facility under artificial lighting.

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.12.2011

    Photo by Pfc. Kevin Crist 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    Cpl. Jared Bitz, a collateral duty inspector with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and a Latrobe, Pa., native, prepares the Jet Engine Test Instrument for testing an F404 afterburning turbofan engine at the MALS-11 Power Plant Division Test Cell here Sept. 12. The JETI monitors every detail of the engine to ensure that it meets the Marine Corps' standards for safety and performance.

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    Date Taken: 09.12.2011
    Date Posted: 09.13.2011 20:04
    Photo ID: 456186
    VIRIN: 110912-M-YP696-013
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 6.94 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US

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