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Grounding aircraft on ground

December 12, 2013
Photos by Senior Airman Chris Willis
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron work on a static ground installation for parked aircraft.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron work on a static ground installation for parked aircraft Nov. 21 on Ramstein. The static ground is needed to bleed off any static electricity buildup accumulated during flight.

 

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Furman, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Darryl Brown, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production craftsman, connect a slide hammer to a grounding rod Nov. 21. The slide hammer is used to install the ground rods by using the weighted slide with two handles to safely drive the rods to the required depth.
Tech. Sgt. Franklin Furman, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production
NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Darryl Brown, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production craftsman, connect a slide hammer to a grounding rod Nov. 21. The slide hammer is used to install the ground rods by using the weighted slide with two handles to safely drive the rods to the required depth.

 

Senior Airmen Aaron Seigler and Elijah Rohde, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron power production technicians, conduct several ground resistance tests to ensure tolerances below 10,000 ohms for new static grounds. The necessary static grounds provide a measure of safety for maintenance and aircrew using the aircraft.
Senior Airmen Aaron Seigler and Elijah Rohde, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron power production technicians, conduct several ground resistance tests to ensure tolerances below 10,000 ohms for new static grounds. The necessary static grounds provide a measure of safety for maintenance and aircrew using the aircraft.

 

Brown uses a slide hammer to connect a grounding rod Nov. 21 on Ramstein. The ground rods are part of an anti-static electricity system used to discharge excess current on parked aircraft.
Brown uses a slide hammer to connect a grounding rod Nov. 21 on Ramstein. The ground rods are part of an anti-static electricity system used to discharge excess current on parked aircraft.

 

Tech Sgt. Franklin Furman, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Darryl Brown, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production craftsman, disconnect a slide hammer from a grounding rod.
Tech Sgt. Franklin Furman, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Darryl Brown, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production craftsman, disconnect a slide hammer from a grounding rod.

 

Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron work on a static ground installation for parked aircraft.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron work on a static ground installation for parked aircraft.

 

 

 

 

 

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