Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) for maintenance use on F-15 and other legacy fighter aircraft.
Date Submitted: May 7, 2019
State: Arizona
Type Draft Resolution: Add Item
Additional Sponsors: CA
Submitter: John Vitt, CW5 (R)
Proposal:
Fully fund new mobile combined aircraft power cart and air cycle machine used for ground maintenance and servicing of legacy F-15 fighter aircraft.
Recommendation: CRITICAL NEED FOR SUPPORT- The USAF currently uses the A/M32A-60A Gas Turbine Compressor and A/M32C-10 Air Cycle Machine for ground maintenance and servicing of all legacy fighter aircraft and has been in service for 50 years. This capability requires significant modernization. Escalating Depot level refurbishment costs have skyrocketed in recent years and parts obsolescence concerns continue to impact mission capable status.
STATES IMPACTED – All ANG legacy F15 fighter aircraft at CONUS and OCONUS sites
MISSION CRITICAL NEED – Equipment mission capable rates will continue to plummet eventually affecting sortie generation capability and warfighting ability.
DEPLOYMENT JUSTIFICATION- New equipment utilizing modern technology will dramatically improve fuel savings, reduce mobility footprint and drive down overall maintenance costs and troubleshooting time of technicians.
FUNDING JUSTIFICATION – Dramatically reduced fuel consumption, reduction in deployment airlift requirements and lower maintenance costs of new equipment will lead to significant annual operating cost savings.
USAF FUNDING TO DATE – None
Input #: 11
Resolution #: 3
Item #: G