Aerospace and Defense Maintenance

Photos of aircraft and spacecraft maintenance and assembly in large facility environments, highlighting technical processes and machinery.

Airbus Industries, Bremen factory, Germany, Europe
Airbus Industries, Bremen factory, Germany, Europe
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License construction of the General Dynamics F-16 at the Breeder Factories Schiphol.
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Man working on the undercarriage of an aircraft, Airport Berlin Brandenburg International, BBI, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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James Atwell, 97th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, looks up as air is pumped into inflatable balloons on top of new cribbing used for the Crashed Disabled Damaged Aircraft Recovery Program at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 7, 2022. The new cribbing makes lifting heavier aircraft parts easier and safer while also saving money and time.
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A technician prepares to roll the transporter from under NASAs Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mated to Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket, attached beneath Orbitals L-1011 carrier aircraft at the “hot pad,” located on the ramp adjacent to the runway on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.The duo will be flown from Vandenberg to the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus and its NuSTAR payload will be launched June 13 from the carrier aircraft 117 nautical miles south of Kwajalein at latitude 6.75 degrees north of the equator. The high-energy X-ray telescope will conduct a census of black holes, map radioactive material in young supernovae remnants, and study the origins of cosmic rays and the extreme physics around collapsed stars.
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Airmen with the 166th Airlift Wing, 166th Maintenence Squadron, jet propulsion section, tighten a mounting bolt on a new engine at the Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Del, May 14, 2022. The original engine was removed from the aircraft as part of routine maintenance operations. Four bolts connect the engine to the wing, ensuring that the torque is correct is a critical part of the installation process.
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Replacement of a C-130 Aircraft Engine. Replacement of a C-130 Aircraft Engine.
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License construction of the General Dynamics F-16 at the Breeder Factories Schiphol.
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The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as while being encapsulated in its fairing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 24 Kazakh time.
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production, manufacture and woodworking industry concept - chipboards processing on conveyer at furniture factory workshop. chipboards on conveyer at furniture factory. chipboards on conveyer at furniture factory
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Madrid, 01/18/2016. Iberia area. Aircraft maintenance hangar 6. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.
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Engine of a 737 aircraft being worked on
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An Airman assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron de-ices a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2022. The de-icer uses heated water mixed with glycol to defrost ice and prevent future ice from forming on the plane.
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On Oct. 5, 2004, SSC shipped the last of the three Space Shuttle Main Engines to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for installation on Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-114, NASA's Return to Flight mission.
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License construction of the General Dynamics F-16 at the Breeder Factories Schiphol.
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Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-73. AIRSTA OPS--close-up of HH-65 in hangar with Coast Guardsman walking nearby. Hurricane Katrina
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MIAMI (Dec. 12, 2022) -- A shipment of 300,000 packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), donated by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), is loaded onto an Amerijet cargo plane for transit to Haiti. The United States, through SOUTHCOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program, is donating the ORS packets for Haitian and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials to distribute in support of the international response to the Cholera outbreak in Haiti. (Photo by Steven McLoud, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs)
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Industrial museum LWL coal-mine to Zollern, machine hall, Dortmund-Bövinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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A Cochran Loader is used to off-laod supplies and equipment from a MC-10 Extender aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, John Miller of URS Federal Technical Services moves a Bambi Bucket and its associated cables are moved outside the Shuttle Landing Facility hangar prior to a training exercise to practice firefighting techniques. A three-person helicopter crew recently practiced using a Bambi Bucket to pick up water from a nearby waterway and dropping it on simulated targets at the centers Shuttle Landing Facility.Firefighters respond to wildfires with teams on the ground and in the air. The most up-to-date tools include helicopters that use Bambi Buckets large quantities of water. NASA Flight Operations teams are training to perfect the skills needed to ensure they are ready to use tools, such as the Bambi Bucket, in the event of an out-of-control blaze at the spaceport.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The layout of the debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia is captured in this wide-angle view of a section of the RLV Hangar floor. The debris is being shipped to KSC from the collection point at Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. As part of the ongoing investigation into the tragic accident that claimed Columbia and her crew of seven, workers will attempt to reconstruct the orbiter inside the hangar.
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The fully repaired leading edge of an HC-130J Combat King II repair dries in a large painting room after it encountered a bird strike and required repairs, at Patrick SFB, Fla, April 25, 2022.
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Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology - UEET - Proof of Concept Compressor - POCC - Advanced Compressor Casing Treatment Testing
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pendennis shipyard shipyard views-dry dock
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Detail of an aircraft turbine
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helicopter crew chief Mark Smith, of URS Federal Technical Services Inc., checks out a Bambi Bucket prior to a training exercise to practice firefighting techniques. A three-person helicopter crew recently practiced using a Bambi Bucket to pick up water from a nearby waterway and dropping it on simulated targets at the centers Shuttle Landing Facility.Firefighters respond to wildfires with teams on the ground and in the air. The most up-to-date tools include helicopters that use Bambi Buckets large quantities of water. NASA Flight Operations teams are training to perfect the skills needed to ensure they are ready to use tools, such as the Bambi Bucket, in the event of an out-of-control blaze at the spaceport.
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Madrid, 06/11/2015. Report on the facilities of the State Mobile Park with its general director. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.
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A viedo cameraman films as volunteers work on restoring a B-17 aircraft nicknamed the "Homesick Angel." The plane, which sustained extensive damage when used to stage a crash landing in the movie "12 O'Clock High," will be permanently displayed at Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, following its restoration. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Two A-7D Corsair II aircraft inside the maintenance hangar during Exercise CHECKERED FLAG (CORONET CASTLE). Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG (CORONET CASTLE) Base: Raf Sculthorpe Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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A technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome walks with the Soyuz capsule as it is prepared to mate with its booster rocket in preparation for the April 19 launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the International Space Station, Friday, April 16, 2008, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Two workers cleaning the dry dock, dry dock, Queen Mary 2, Saint-Nazaire, France
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Ron Lucas, 97th Maintenance Directorate C-17 jet engine mechanic, works on an engine replacement for a C-17 Globemaster III during a home station check at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., June 9, 2009.
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A right front view of a 747 cargo aircraft being prepared for uploading of equipment as a Cochran elevator loader is maneuvered into position during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Madrid, 06/19/2018. Depot 4 (trains type 2000 and 9000 and auxiliary vehicles). Maintenance operations (inspections, visits, cleaning and car wash, pit lathe) and repair of breakdowns in the aforementioned trains and units dedicated to the maintenance of Airline Facilities and track maintenance. Central Workshops dedicated to the maintenance of Rolling Material of all types of 2nd and 3rd level. Press visit after detecting asbestos in multiple components of the rolling stock. Photo: Guillermo Navarro ARCHDC.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Centaur upper stage to support the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is delivered into the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.MSL's components include a compact car-sized rover, Curiosity, which has 10 science instruments designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rovers spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Olaf Gross, Licence Engineer at easyJet, checks the engine of an Airbus A320 Neo in front of the opening of the new easyJet maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, BER. The entire European easyJet fleet is maintained at the Schoenefeld site
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On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces first visits SOCARENAM, a French shipbuilding company, where she will visit the construction site of an overseas patrol boat (POM). The design and construction of the six POMs represent, on SOCARENAM's sites and for its many subcontractors in France, between 500 and 600 highly qualified jobs that cannot be relocated. Saint-Malo on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armees se rend dabord au sein de lentreprise SOCARENAM, entreprise française de construction navale, ou elle visite le chantier de la construction dun patrouilleur outre-mer (POM). La conception et la construction des six POM representent, sur les sites de SOCARENAM et pour ses nombreux
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License construction of the General Dynamics F-16 at the Breeder Factories Schiphol.
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Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-52. wide view of Coast Guardsman working on HH-65 in hangar, date stamped 9 4 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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In this production photo, the new DC-9 Super 80 twin-jet is shown in final assembly with the nose and tail sections joined to fuselage and Pratt & Whitney engines attached, Long Beach, CA, May, 1980. (Photo by McDonnell Douglas Corporation/GG Vintage Images)
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X-31 team members perform an engine fit check on the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrator aircraft in a hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
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Photograph taken within the assembly plant at Boeing in Wichita. Dated 20th Century
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national cold war exhibition overall exhibition space from upper ground
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The third flight of transformers is offloaded by Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands airport employees. These transformers are being delivered from Kansas to aid in the efforts to restore long-term power to Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor caused serious damage back in August, 2015. A total of 486 transformers will be delivered to Saipan by the end of the month.. Saipan, CNMI Oct 12, 2015 The third flight of transformers is offloaded by Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands airport employees. These transformers are being delivered from Kansas to aid in the efforts to restore longterm power to Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor caused serious damage back in August, 2015. A total of 486 transformers will be delivered to Saipan by the end of the month.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Elbe Aircraft Works
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Building Mosquito Aircraft at the De Havilland Factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1943 Fitters making adjustments to the tailplane of Mosquito HJ728 at Hatfield.
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The U.S. Air Force unveils the B-21 Raider at a ceremony in Palmdale, Calif., Dec. 2, 2022. (DoD photos by Chad J. McNeeley)
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031125-F-0381R-004. Base: Banja Luka Metal Factory State: Republika Srpska Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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Vice President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Mr. Kaoru Mamiya, left, and Mr. Yuichi Yamaura of JAXA look at one of the space shuttle Discovery tires shortly after Discovery touched down at 11:15 a.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. During the 14-day STS-124 mission Discovery's crew installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's large Kibo laboratory and its remote manipulator system leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. Discovery also brought home NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman after his 3 month mission onboard the International Space Station.