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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., observes how the synthetic winch line feeds into a C-17 Globemaster III winch assembly, Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Smoak watched maintainers attach and wind the cable onto the winch while looking for any potential issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., places a synthetic chain into the slotted interface on the C-17 Globemaster III buffer stop assembly, Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The buffer stop assembly is a device used during specific C-17 Globemaster III airdrop missions to keep pallets from shifting forward in the cargo compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Application engineers from Samson Rope, Ferndale, Wash., brought the proposed synthetic winch cable for C-17 Globemaster III maintainers to wind on a winch assembly, Jan. 30, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 280-foot synthetic winch cable weighs 14 pounds and is 83 percent lighter than the current 80 pound steel wire cable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Witherly, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command C-17 evaluator loadmaster, Scott AFB, Ill.; Master Sgts. David Feaster and Elliott McClanahan, both 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmasters; listen to Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., talk about the construction of the winch cable Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 280-foot long steel cable currently used on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft winches weigh 80 pounds versus the proposed synthetic winch cable only weighing 14 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Senior Airman Terrence Williamson, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, explains to Roberto Guerrero, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., how Microvanes positioned on each side at the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III fuselage using a Mylar template, Sept. 6, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Microvanes essentially clean up the airflow in the region of the cargo door by re-energizing the air with small vortices that delay separation, smooth the flow, and reduce drag. “The programs APTO is working on are great examples of how we can increase our combat capability through the smart use of operational energy,” said Guerrero. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., right, shows Roberto Guerrero, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., left, and Ed Clark, AFRL aircraft programs support contractor with Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, Pa., the weaving of the synthetic winch cable, Sept. 6, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The proposed 280-foot synthetic winch cable weighs 14 pounds and is 83 percent lighter than the current 80 pound steel wire cable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

A synthetic tie-down chain rests in the slotted interface designed for steel chains used on a buffer stop assembly, Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The buffer stop assembly is a device used during specific C-17 Globemaster III airdrop missions to keep pallets from shifting forward in the cargo compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel installed 12 Microvanes, six on each side at the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III fuselage, Sept. 6, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 3D printed glass bead filled nylon Microvanes are 2.4 inches tall and 16 inches in length. This is an effort to reduce drag and fuel consumption. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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