From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Gearhart, a 117th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kennedy, 117 MXS aerospace propulsion flight chief, inspect the inside portion of a KC-135R Stratotanker CFM56 engine on Sept. 8, 2023, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. The removal of the 44 fan blades from each of the jet’s four engines are replaced after every 1,500 flight hours, which is about every year and a half. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
Date Taken: | 09.08.2023 |
Date Posted: | 09.10.2023 11:14 |
Photo ID: | 8012997 |
VIRIN: | 230908-Z-FG097-2135 |
Resolution: | 5506x3671 |
Size: | 10.24 MB |
Location: | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, US |
Web Views: | 11 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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