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Old 19th Aug 2022, 13:48
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Originally Posted by ORAC
“V-22 Prop Rotor Gear Box (PRGB) Input Quill/Clutch Redesign: To eliminate resident issues with Input Quill and clutch and to Purge Fleet of Thin Densed Chrome.”
That last bit is semi interesting ; "purge the fleet of thin densed chrome". There has been a (roughly) 20 year long effort among DoD activities to stop using a variety of materials (sealants, primers, conversion coatings, etc) that are chrome based. I wonder if they are changing chrome plating to {some other hard material} in its place.
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