Machining Archives - F-18 Super Hornet Main Landing Gear Wheel Repair https://blog.f18.inovati.com/category/machining/ Real Time Progress of an Aircraft Sustainment Effort Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:57:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 230651932 Removal of Damaged Material https://blog.f18.inovati.com/2024/03/05/removal-of-damaged-material/ https://blog.f18.inovati.com/2024/03/05/removal-of-damaged-material/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:44:48 +0000 https://blog.f18.inovati.com/?p=29 A lathe is used to remove sufficient hub material to allow for a baseline repair. Generally 0.050″ is removed.

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Outboard bore after pre-machining

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]]> https://blog.f18.inovati.com/2024/03/05/removal-of-damaged-material/feed/ 0 29 Post Repair Machining https://blog.f18.inovati.com/2024/03/05/post-repair-machining/ https://blog.f18.inovati.com/2024/03/05/post-repair-machining/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:45:42 +0000 https://blog.f18.inovati.com/?p=34 The machining went excellently. Feeds and speeds were recorded for use on flight wheels. 

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F-18 wheel after KM, before final machining

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