WEBVTT 00:05.640 --> 00:07.584 Hey there , I'm Technical Sergeant 00:07.584 --> 00:09.584 Christopher Farrell and I'm here to 00:09.584 --> 00:11.807 tell you about the four 93rd spark tank 00:11.807 --> 00:13.973 submission . So this is our oil cart . 00:13.973 --> 00:16.196 We use this to service aircraft engines 00:16.196 --> 00:15.680 and equipment such as a mats and 00:15.680 --> 00:18.560 generators back in the day , the Air 00:18.560 --> 00:21.340 Force gave this to all flight lines and 00:21.340 --> 00:23.340 they had a hook up in here that you 00:23.340 --> 00:25.451 could use to attach to a truck . They 00:25.451 --> 00:27.562 quickly realized that the old car can 00:27.562 --> 00:29.729 barely sustain two miles an hour , let 00:29.729 --> 00:31.784 alone five miles an hour . They took 00:31.784 --> 00:33.840 that attachment off and they gave us 00:33.840 --> 00:35.840 this T handle and we were forced to 00:35.840 --> 00:37.951 walk from spot to spot . So any given 00:37.951 --> 00:40.118 shift , you may be tasked with walking 00:40.118 --> 00:42.340 from this spot all the way to the paths 00:42.340 --> 00:44.451 beyond those That could easily add up 00:44.451 --> 00:46.729 to half a mile taking 20 minutes alone . 00:46.729 --> 00:46.150 Just getting an oil card from spot to 00:46.150 --> 00:48.350 spot . Innovation is about fixing a 00:48.350 --> 00:50.517 problem . And this is how we're fixing 00:50.517 --> 00:52.739 our problem . So what's our solution to 00:52.739 --> 00:54.906 the problem ? We cannot modify the oil 00:54.906 --> 00:56.961 car as it stands because the way the 00:56.961 --> 00:59.072 equipments handled and the inspection 00:59.072 --> 01:01.239 criteria for it . So we made a trailer 01:01.239 --> 01:03.294 that the oil cart lives inside of it 01:03.294 --> 01:05.294 has a tow attachment and you simply 01:05.294 --> 01:07.294 hook this up to the vehicle and you 01:07.294 --> 01:09.406 move from spot to spot that way . The 01:09.406 --> 01:11.517 beautiful thing about this trailer is 01:11.517 --> 01:11.170 the fact that it uses everything from 01:11.170 --> 01:13.392 the supply system . You simply order it 01:13.392 --> 01:15.559 from base supply , you take it to your 01:15.559 --> 01:17.930 local fabrication office and they 01:17.930 --> 01:20.300 welded up and you bolt on some wheels 01:20.340 --> 01:22.390 and you move on with your life . So 01:22.390 --> 01:24.501 after you order all the parts and you 01:24.501 --> 01:26.668 get assembled fab , you'll simply just 01:26.668 --> 01:28.779 leave the oil cart in here , strap it 01:28.779 --> 01:30.890 down until from spot to spot . I know 01:30.890 --> 01:33.057 you're probably asking yourself it's a 01:33.057 --> 01:35.112 trailer , what's the big deal ? I'll 01:35.112 --> 01:37.279 tell you the big deal the fact that it 01:37.279 --> 01:38.946 sits so low Stigned it to get 01:38.946 --> 01:41.112 underneath an aircraft so you can just 01:41.112 --> 01:43.334 use this as is there's no unloading and 01:43.334 --> 01:45.501 loading it so on 55 and as you can see 01:45.501 --> 01:47.557 space right , the jet is a premium . 01:47.557 --> 01:49.779 You're still able to have full range of 01:49.779 --> 01:51.723 movement for the handle , use your 01:51.723 --> 01:53.779 fittings , hook up to the jet engine 01:53.779 --> 01:56.001 service and when you're done you need a 01:56.001 --> 01:55.940 service . Another spot . You can simply 01:55.940 --> 01:58.230 just pull over the trailer Over the 01:58.230 --> 02:00.470 course of the year . We expect to save 02:00.480 --> 02:03.680 over $5,000 in the first year . $8,000 02:03.680 --> 02:05.402 is spent getting this piece of 02:05.402 --> 02:07.236 equipment from spot to spot This 02:07.236 --> 02:09.420 trailer only costs $3,000 to produce . 02:09.680 --> 02:11.958 And while it's still an initial design , 02:11.958 --> 02:14.180 we do believe that we can get that cost 02:14.180 --> 02:16.069 even lower . So this seems like a 02:16.069 --> 02:18.069 pretty simple design as it stands . 02:18.069 --> 02:20.013 What are we trying to get from the 02:20.013 --> 02:22.660 spark tank ? Well , we anticipate with 02:22.670 --> 02:24.892 the appropriate engineering support and 02:24.892 --> 02:27.114 finances for testing that we'll be able 02:27.114 --> 02:29.114 to complete this project within the 02:29.114 --> 02:31.226 year on our F Lakenheath . We hope to 02:31.226 --> 02:33.392 implement the solution within the next 02:33.392 --> 02:35.559 three months , but for the greater Air 02:35.559 --> 02:37.670 Force we're looking to expand that so 02:37.670 --> 02:37.610 every ramp can take advantage of this 02:37.610 --> 02:40.280 design . So what does our ask ? Well , 02:40.290 --> 02:42.623 first off , we need an engineer support . 02:42.740 --> 02:45.018 This can't be the best design possible , 02:45.018 --> 02:47.129 and if it is , we love for someone to 02:47.129 --> 02:49.073 sign off on it . I would also love 02:49.073 --> 02:50.962 testing to make sure that this is 02:50.962 --> 02:53.184 suitable for all ramps and not just the 02:53.184 --> 02:55.910 F- 15 and connections to get this out 02:55.920 --> 02:58.142 to other agencies to figure out if they 02:58.142 --> 02:59.160 can benefit from this design .