Aircraft Structural Maintenance
49th Wing
Video by Senior Airman BreeAnn Sachs
Dec. 14, 2016 | 6:40
BRoll of 49th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technicians performing scheduled maintenance on a MQ-1B Predator. Maintenance performed includes applying a smoothing compound to the wing, sanding the compound to match the contour of the wing, analyzing the readings on a hot bonder, performing a vacuum seal repair, and performing a composite repair. The MQ-1B Predator being repaired will be displayed in Holloman's
Heritage Park once the aircraft is retired later in 2017.
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