pavane88 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 We use the 'man on stand' when performing bleed air leaks checks How do you check? Is it convenient to use a thermal camera? Waiting for you answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjvr99 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Man on stand, but I can see where a thermal camera would be useful at higher power settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam1966-67 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Man on a stand. Try this on for size. Anyone ever stood on a B1 stand and jumped the starter solenoid out until the engine lit off? I have and I done it in Vietnam on A/C 62-1855 with mortars hitting the ground. CW on aircraft 62-1855 Vietnam 1966-67 and yes I have orders assigning me to this aircraft at CCK Taiwan. I was also in the Congo 1964. I am quite sure that A/C 62-1855 was the last aircraft flying in the 314th Little Rock Ark and was the flagship. They had some kind of special send off from Little Rock when they flew it to the bone yard in AZ. Article I read said the former crew chiefs were in attendance. Not so. No one ever contacted me and I was the one who was CW during it's days in Vietnam. I slept on her at night, top bunk, escape hatch open for air in Vietnam. Sappers took out two C-130's at Danang AB Vietnam right before we arrived. This was always in the back of my mind when I would try and get some shut eye at night after a late flight to some fire base. Trust me this will come back to haunt you in your old age. If I get 4-5 hours of sleep at night I am extremely lucky. I write this at 3:45 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 We used a thermal camera while I was at Elmendorf and Ramstein. Very easy to see leaks in the leading edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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