Engineers from the 748th Supply Chain Management Group, Hill Air Force Base along with members of ES3, a contracted engineering firm in Clearfield, and members of the 151st Maintenance Group here, test fit a newly redesigned centering cylinder for the landing gear on a Utah Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker, August 15, 2019 at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base.
The centering cylinder test fit was part of a combined effort to ensure the continued reliability of the landing gear of the KC-135 to safely be retracted back into the airframe after takeoff. The upgraded part will also increase the serviceability of the part by not having to remove it from the aircraft.