FRCE explores new technology in fight against aircraft corrosion
Austin Ziltz, right, lead engineer with Grey Gecko, leads a demonstration of the Grey Gecko Real-Time Inspection Tool, a handheld device that helps users inspect for corrosion by utilizing a mid-wave infrared camera to visually penetrate the aircraft coatings and record the images surface below. The F-35 program recently hosted the demonstration at Fleet Readiness Center East, using the F-35 maintenance trainer airframe located at the depot as one of the test subjects.