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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Byron Brancio, a contractor with 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Staff Sgt. Travis Laverne, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technician; and Staff Sgt. Michael Welch, 49th MXS propulsion and flight technician, sit in a M37 test stand of a run cab April 19. The run cab allows for the safe portable control of an engine test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Tech. Sgt. Raul Marrero, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technician, attaches a gang drain collector to an F119-PW-100 jet engine April 19. The gang drain helped to monitor the amount of oil that’s released from the engine as well as help determine if there were any ferrous metals in the mixture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Staff Sgt. Michael Welch, 49th Maintenance Squadron propulsion and flight technician, tests an F119-PW-100 jet engine from within an M37 test stand of a run cab April 19. The run cab allows for safe portable control of an engine test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner state April 19. Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron test aircraft engines like these in a specialized hangar, known as a hush house, to ensure that all components are functioning properly before use. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – An F119-PW-100 jet engine is tested in a full afterburner state April 19. Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron test aircraft engines like these in a specialized hangar, known as a hush house, to ensure that all components are functioning properly before use. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Senior Airman Christian Lucero, 49th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engineer, checks the components of an F119-PW-100 jet engine April 19. Safety precautions are always taken for the health and welfare of all personnel involved in the engine test. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – An F119-PW-100 jet engine sits in hush house April 19. Facilities like these are used to test aircraft engines, to perform routine checkups, as well as determine any rudimentary problems that may have arisen in flight. They provide protection to the personnel involved in the test as well as anyone outside of the facilities. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, examines an F119-PW-100 jet engine April 19. Woodall was given the chance to see the way jet engines are tested first-hand because as a crew chief, he deals with jet engines on a daily basis. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Tech. Sgt. Alan Woodall, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, speaks with Tech. Sgt. Raul Marrero, 49th Maintenance Squadron test cell technicians, April 19. Woodall was given the chance to see the way jet engines are tested first-hand because as a crew chief, he deals with jet engines on a daily basis. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael A. Shoemaker/Released)

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Jet engine test cell ensures F-22 engines are a 'go'

Published April 24, 2012

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