技术说明2001-02.pdfVIP

A M ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOTES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE A M ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOTES February 2001 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1 ® FLASHJET Qualification Test Programs Expand Customer Applications The FLASHJET® Coatings Removal Process has gained wider acceptance and approval in recent years and is undergoing additional qualification testing to further broaden approved application. Since 1991, Navy, Air Force, Army and Industry qualification test programs have been conducted to test, evaluate, and demonstrate the FLASHJET Coatings Removal Process for various applications. Materials properties testing captures the necessary data to make engineering decisions on the applicability of the process. Fixed Wing Aircraft Approvals fatigue testing programs were conducted to In October 1998, after successful testing and determine if the FLASHJET Process causes any demonstration of the technology, the USAF degradation to thin aluminum (2024 and 7075 added the FLASHJET Process to Tech series) substrates commonly found on rotary Order 1-1-8 “Application and Removal of wing aircraft. Organic Coatings, Aerospace and Non- Aerospace Equipment” as an effective method of finish system removal on both metallic and non-metallic surfaces. The Naval Air Systems Team completed Navy- specific tests and, in July 1997, authorized the FLASHJET Process for removing organic coatings from metallic fixed wing aircra