An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner
An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner state, April 19. Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron test aircraft engines like these in a specialized hangar, known as a hush house, to ensure th... More
Byron Brancio, a contractor with 49th Aircraft Maintenance
Byron Brancio, a contractor with 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Staff Sgt. Travis Laverne, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technician; and Staff Sgt. Michael Welch, 49th MXS propulsion and flight techn... More
Staff Sgt. Michael Welch, 49th Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Michael Welch, 49th Maintenance Squadron propulsion and flight technician, tests an F119-PW-100 jet engine from within an M37 test stand of a run cab, April 19. The run cab allows for safe portable c... More
Senior Airman Christian Lucero, 49th Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Christian Lucero, 49th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engineer, checks the components of an F119-PW-100 jet engine, April 19. Safety precautions are always taken for the health and welf... More
An F119-PW-100 jet engine sits in hush house, April
An F119-PW-100 jet engine sits in hush house, April 19. Facilities like these are used to test aircraft engines, to perform routine checkups, as well as determine any rudimentary problems that may have arisen i... More
Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance
Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, examines an F119-PW-100 jet engine, April 19. Woodall was given the chance to see the way jet engines are tested firsthand because as a cr... More
Tech. Sgt. Raul Marrero, 49th Maintenance Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Raul Marrero, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technician, attaches a gang drain collector to an F119-PW-100 jet engine, April 19. The gang drain helped to monitor the amount of oil that is releas... More
An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner
An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner state, April 19. Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron test aircraft engines like these in a specialized hangar, known as a hush house, to ensure th... More
Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance
Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, speaks with Tech. Sgt. Raul Marrero, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technicians, April 19. Woodall was given the chance to see the wa... More