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Lockheed Martin Using Laser to Inspect F-22 Composite Parts

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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24 -- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a developer of military aircraft technology based in Bethesda, M.d., has begun inspecting composite F-22 parts at its multimillion-dollar facility in Fort Worth, Texas, using its LaserUT ultrasonic technology system. We recently inspected a large section of the F-22 engine inlet duct in less than two hours using LaserUT compared to 24 hours with the first-generation inspection equipment, said Russell W. Ford, vice president of Aerostructures Manufacturing at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. With this 90 percent reduction in...Read full article

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    Published: July 2000
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