AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PRESERVATION DEVELOPING OF STATE-OF-THE-ART NAVY PROGRAM

RECOGNIZING THAT CORROSION REDUCES PRODUCTIVITY AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY AND ULTIMATELY COSTS $2-4 BILLION ANNUALLY, THE NAVY SEEKS A "PRO-ACTIVE," COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PRESERVATION PROGRAM. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY ARE OCCURRING - NAVY PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES NEED UPGRADING. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A SOUND, STATE-OF-THE-ART AVIATION AND ENGINE PRESERVATION PROGRAM. IT WILL IDENTIFY THE TECHNOLOGIES, EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICES TO SATISFY CURRENT AND FUTURE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. BACKGROUND INFORMATION, PRESERVATION ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS, COMPARATIVE PROGRAMS, STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMMATIC DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO MEET EVOLVING NAVY REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ESSENTIAL FOR COST-EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT APPROACHES TO NAVY PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL FURTHER OUTLINE A PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS THAT MUST BE ACCOMMODATED AND PRESENT A ROAD MAP FOR NAVY AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PRESERVATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.