3D printed parts for the C

Maintainers from the 60th Maintenance Squadron and 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, along with Engineering and Engineering Support contractors from the C-5 System Program Office out of Robins AFB, Georgia, began maintenance last month to modify an aerodynamic fairing for a C-5M Super Galaxy by incorporating printed 3D parts.

Airman from the 60th Maintenance Squadron and 349th Maintenance Squadron, prepare the wing surface of a C-5M Super Galaxy for maintenance at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 31, 2023. Maintainers from the 60 MXS and 349 MXS modified an aerodynamic fairing over a wing splice of a C-5M Super Galaxy incorporating newly printed 3D parts known as blocks and wedges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lan Kim)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Jones, 60th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance supervisor, left, monitors Senior Airman Andrew Serrato, 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, as he prepares a fastener strap at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 31, 2023. The strap was fitted with newly 3D printed blocks meant for maintenance on a C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lan Kim)