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HELLO AND WELCOME TO
TODAY'S AIR FORCE REPORT,

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I'M STAFF SERGEANT
TRACI KELLER.

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WHEN A JET ENGINE NEEDS
TO BE FIXED, IT TRAVELS

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THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE
ENGINE SHOPS; BUT BEFORE

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IT CAN BE RETURNED TO THE
JET AND THE FLIGHT LINE IT

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HAS TO BE APPROVED AT THE
TEST CELL. STAFF SERGEANT

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MICHAEL WYKES INTRODUCES
US TO AN AEROSPACE

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PROPULSION JOURNEYMAN
WHO WALKS US THROUGH THE

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PROCESS.

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AIR POWER IS THE LIFE
BLOOD OF ANY SUCCESSFUL

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AIR FORCE, AND KEEPING
AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR IS THE

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JOB OF NUMEROUS
MAINTENANCE SECTIONS AND

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BACK SHOPS. JET ENGINES,
THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND

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AN AIRCRAFT, TRAVEL
THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE

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ENGINE SHOPS BEFORE
FINALLY GETTING ONE FINAL

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CHECK UP AT THE TEST CELL.
THE WHOLE FACILITY IS A

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PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE
USE TO TEST THE ENGINES

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THAT WE TURN OUT OF THE
BACK SHOP. SO ALL THE

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ENGINES BEFORE THEY GO TO
THE FLIGHT LINE TO BE PUT

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ON TO AN AIRCRAFT, THEY
HAVE TO COME THROUGH HERE

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TO GET TESTED TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE OPERATING AT THE

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CORRECT PARAMETERS.

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IN ORDER TO TEST THE
ENGINE PROPERLY IT FIRST

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NEEDS TO BE FITTED INTO A
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT CALLED

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THE CRADLE.

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THE WHOLE UNIT WILL
ACTUALLY LOWER DOWN FROM

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THE CEILING AND WE CAN
HOOK UP THE ENGINE THERE

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AND START HOOKING UP ALL
THE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN

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HOIST IT UP INTO THE AIR
WHERE IT WILL GET PINNED

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IN PLACE SO WE CAN DO
OUR CHECKS. ALL THE TEST

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EQUIPMENT RUNS INTO THE
CAB HERE AND HOOKS TO ALL

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THE MONITORS AND ALL THE
INDICATORS SO WE CAN SEE

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WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL

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GIVE US ALL THE DATA THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT

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WE CAN DO ALL OUR OPS
CHECKS AND THAT THE ENGINE

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IS GOING TO OPERATE FINE
ON THE FLIGHT LINE.

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ONCE THE ENGINE IS HOOKED
UP TO THE CRADLE AND THE

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OPERATIONS CHECKS ARE
COMPLETED FOR ENGINE

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ACCEPTANCE, IT'S TIME FOR
THE PAYOFF, THROTTLING UP

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THE ENGINE TO ENSURE IT'S
READY FOR THE FLIGHT LINE.

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AIR FORCE STAFF SERGEANT
MICHAEL WYKES, RAF

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LAKENHEATH,
UNITED KINGDOM.

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MEADE, MARYLAND, I'M STAFF
SERGEANT TRACI KELLER.

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THANKS FOR WATCHING.