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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).