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Inspected structure of MiG-29 vertical stabilizer with inspected areas marked red.

Inspected structure of MiG-29 vertical stabilizer with inspected areas marked red.

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The purpose of the work presented was to evaluate the capabilities of digital radiography to detect cracks in the internal structure of MiG-29 vertical stabilizers. The test object was a stabilizer previously subjected to fatigue testing and partially torn down for the needs of visual inspection. An inspection of three regions containing cracked pa...

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... the work presented, a group of cracks was chosen to be registered with the digital radiographic method in order to evaluate the method's capability in this field. The cracks are located on the front spar and the rib adjacent to it in an area marked with letter A in Figure 1. Additionally, a crack detected on another stabilizer of the same type in an area marked with letter B in Figure 1 was inspected. ...
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... cracks are located on the front spar and the rib adjacent to it in an area marked with letter A in Figure 1. Additionally, a crack detected on another stabilizer of the same type in an area marked with letter B in Figure 1 was inspected. The crack in B area is on the edge of an inspection opening, under a removable metal lid and could have been caused by an accidental impact during maintenance. ...