Newly Formed Center for Aircraft Health Management At McClellan Field, CA (Sacramento) Institutional support from University of California Broad-based program objectives –Commercial activities in support of airworthiness Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul Depot-level non-destructive inspection and NDI engineering Aircraft structural engineering Mechanical and metallurgical testing –Application-focused research and development Advanced methods for non-destructive inspection Health monitoring systems Aircraft structures –Education Aeronautical engineering: undergraduate and graduate Professional education Key partnership with USFS Wildland Fire Training Center

Commercial Activity collaborative support for airworthiness

Research Application-focused to support airworthiness Gain support from governmental funding (e.g., FAA, DoD, NSF) Bring leading technologies to production Initial areas of focus: –Non-destructive inspection –Aircraft structural engineering –Aircraft structural repair –Operational service life extension

Education Broad-based aircraft education –Degree programs (UC Davis CoE) –Professional certificate programs (UC Davis Extension) Professional short courses in aircraft technologies –Engineering –Non-destructive inspection –Management –Safety Fire-aviation specific training in partnership with USFS Wildland Fire Training Center

Anticipated Fire-aviation Courses (Fall 2005) Professional education courses –Offered through UC Davis Extension –Developed in partnership with USFS Region 5 Week 1: –Aircraft Health Management Week 2: –Human Factors –Operational Risk Management Week 3: –Communications for Operations Management –Communications for Program Management

McClellan Field, CA home for a collaborative center of activity

Partners University of California, Davis: –College of Engineering (engineering education and research) –Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (UC institutional support) –University Extension (professional education) –MNRC (neutron radiography) NASA (aeronautical engineering and research) USFS Region 5 (education) Aerobotics (NDI) DynCorp International (MR&O) Eclypse International (wiring) Hill Engineering (aircraft structures) Metal Improvement Company (shot peening, laser peening)

Key Contacts UC Davis, Office of V.C. for Research David McGee, UC Davis, College of Engineering Michael Hill, UC Davis, Extension Jim Smith, USFS, Wildland Fire Training Center Dennis Hulbert,