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                                                 (b)
                      FIGURE 9.33  (continued)

                            400

                            350          KC 135
                          Maintenance (hours/aircraft)  250  C 130  F 15
                            300


                            200
                            150

                            100
                            50
                                             F 16
                             0
                               0   50   100  150  200  250  300  350  400  450
                                                                –2
                                         Aluminum corrosion (1 year, mg cm )
                      FIGURE 9.34  Maintenance costs for various aircraft as a function of the
                      corrosivity of air force base environments toward the corrosion of aluminum.
                      (KC 135 is the refueling support aircraft; CC130 is the Hercules airlift
                      mission aircraft; F15 and F16 are fighter aircraft).
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