Aging Aircraft Research Laboratory - Wichita State University - National Institute for Aviation Research

Aging Aircraft Lab

Capabilties: Teardown Evaluations

  • Large Section Extraction
  • Detailed Disassembly
  • Chemical Coating Removal
  • Non-Destructive Inspection
    • Close Visual Inspection
    • Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Inspection
    • Magnetic Particle Inspection
    • Bolt Hole Eddy Current Inspection
    • Surface Scan Eddy Current Inspection
    • Magneto Optic Imaging
    • Ultrasonic Inspection
  • Failure Analysis (Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy)
    • Flaw Extent Characterization
    • Crack Failure Mode Determination (Fatigue, Stress Corrosion, Overload, etc.)
    • Corrosion Characterization
    • Conductivity Testing
    • Chemical Composition Determination
    • Hardness Testing
    • Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
  • Process Development

  • Engineering Evaluations
    • Stress
    • Damage Tolerance
    • Finite Element Modeling
    • Repair Design
    Representative Projects
    • Airworthiness Evaluation of Aging Small Airplanes
    • Teardown Evaluation of Two T-34 Wings
    • B-52 Assemblies Teardown and Inspection
    • Aging of Composite Aircraft Structures: Decommissioned Boeing 737 Tail
    • Teardown and Inspection of F-16 Static Test Article
    • C-5A Component Disassembly and Inspection
    • B-52 Wing Structural Teardown and Inspection
    • Raytheon Starship Teardown and Inspection

    Facilities & Equipment

    • 21-cubic ft. dry blast paint stripping booth for removal of organic coatings
    • Magnaflux L-10 coil
    • Parker Research AC/DC yoke
    • Liquid penetrant inspection system
    • Magneto optic imaging (MOI) system
    • Staveley workstation
    • Nortec 2000S eddy scope
    • Sonic 1200 ultrasonic unit
    • Meiji Inc 7-45x optical microscope
    • Hirox Co. 50-300x optical microscope
    • Rene Co. digital optical micromete
    • Joel scanning electron microscope
    • Chemical coating removal facility

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