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Laser tool cleans vintage aircraft in days, not months with much less hazard to health.
Literally shining a new light on aircraft maintenance, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is using a new laser tool to remove paint, grime, and corrosion from vintage airplanes in days instead of months and with much less hazard to health.
View gallery - 4 images Literally shining a new light on aircraft maintenance, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is using a new laser tool to remove paint, grime, and corrosion from vintage airplanes in days instead of months and with much less hazard to health. The result was not only a faster clean, but a more efficient one that left the underlying metal undamaged and in factory condition with long-obscured original equipment manufacturer’s serial and part numbers being revealed. "Using the laser resurfacer turned what would have been a week’s-plus work disrupting flying schedules into a two-hour job that reduced the safety hazard to zero," said Warrant Officer Paul Wendt.
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