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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Fueling More Fight Through

Innovative Energy Solutions

Mr. Mike “Pappy” Penland

Principal Director, Operational Energy Policy

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of

the Air Force (Operational Energy)

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Operational Energy

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“…Unleash us from the tether of fuel.”- Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis

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What is Operational Energy?

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DOD Operational Energy

Energy required for training, moving, & sustaining military

forces and weapons platforms for military operations

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Office of Air Force

Operational Energy

Provides policy, guidance, and oversight on energy required to

operate aviation assets and aerospace ground equipment

Mission: Break barriers by connecting Airmen with technology,

data, and innovative thinking to develop and champion energy-

informed solutions for the Air Force

Vision: Create an energy optimized Air Force that maximizes

combat capability for the warfighter

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It’s about more than saving fuel!

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Ultimate Objective

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Fuel MORE Fight

Maximize Mission Capability

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Air Force Consumption

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Air Force uses ~ 2B gallons annually on ~800K sorties

Air Force

Operational

Energy,

$4.94B, 82%

Air Force Budget

$129.17B, 95%

Energy,

$6.03B, 5%

Air Force

Vehicles

Energy,

$0.11B, 2%

Air Force

Facilities

Energy,

$0.98B, 16%

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Air Force Operational Energy Goals1. Identify & deliver optimal operations planning & execution solutions for existing gaps

2. Provide innovative energy solutions for new and legacy aircraft and systems

3. Furnish energy-efficient weapons systems sustainment analysis

4. Support the production of energy-informed war plans

5. Educate the Force and build the culture for operational energy

2018 USAF PrioritiesRestore Readiness--Cost Effectively Modernize--Drive Innovation--

Develop Exceptional Leaders--Strengthen Alliances

Defense Strategy, Air Force

Priorities, and OE Goals

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2018 National Defense StrategyRebuild Military Readiness--Strengthen Alliances--

Reform Business Practices

“Deliver Performance at the Speed of Relevance”

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Air Force OE Goals

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1. Identify & deliver optimal operations planning & execution

solutions for existing gaps

2. Provide innovative energy solutions for new and legacy aircraft and

systems

3. Furnish energy-efficient weapons systems sustainment analysis

4. Support the production of energy-informed war plans

5. Educate the Force and build the culture for operational energy

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Deliver Optimal Operations

Planning & Execution Solutions

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Operations Planning &

Execution Solutions

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Leading AF-wide effort to develop fuel data collection strategy

Teaming with combatant & major commands to optimize flying

operations through 21st century technology

Analyzing mission operations and recommending optimized

processes and policies

Developing strategies to incentivize efficient mission execution

Data is critical to optimizing planning & execution

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Power of Data

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Addressing inefficient operations =

Increased combat capability & enhanced readiness

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Fusing Operational and

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Extra Landing Weight vs Landing Gear Maintenance

Individual Tails Linear (Individual Tails)

Avg 350 extra maintenance hours/aircraft per year

41 days a year non-mission capable across the fleet

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Impact of Carrying Extra Fuel

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B-524%

C-1721%

KC-13516%

KC-107%C-130

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B-21%

F-159%

F-168%

F-223%

A-102%

T-382%

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Percentage of AF Fuel Consumption by MDS

Maintenance impact not yet analyzed, but…

26.5M gallons a year is being burned to carry extra fuel

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Tanker Planning

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“JIGSAW” -- Replacing pencil power

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Tanker Planning

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Optimized operations planning

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Innovative Energy Solutions for

New and Legacy Aircraft

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Enabling Technologies for

Next-Gen Mobility & Tankers

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Advanced Air-Vehicle Concepts

Efficient span-loading

designs / lifting wing bodies

Credits: NASA/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Credits: NASA/Aurora Flight Sciences

Advanced materials &

manufacturing

Noise shielding

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Enabling Technologies for

Next-Gen Mobility & Tankers

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Credits: NASA/The Boeing Company

Airframe-Integrated Propulsion

Credits: NASA/DZYNE Technologies/Brendan Kennelly

Ultra-high bypass ratio

turbofans

Boundary-layer

ingestion

Over-wing / over-body

nacelles

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Legacy Aircraft Modernization

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Lightweight Tie-downs

Active

Winglets

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Computational Fluid

Dynamics Analysis

Aft Body Drag Reduction

Devices Program

Legacy Aircraft Drag Reduction

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C-17 fleet installation = ~5M gallons per yr avail for other missions

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Aircraft Power & Thermal

Optimization

AETP, ADAPT, MegaWatt Aircraft

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Credits: Jet Central/ChiefAircraft.com

Credits: Parker/FuelCellsWorks..com

SOFC

Credits: Bye Aerospace & SolAero

Advanced APUs

Small Turbines

Fuel Cells

Turboelectric

generators

Airframe-Integrated Solar

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Energy-Efficient Weapons

Systems Sustainment Analysis

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Turbine Engine Efficiency,

Reliability, & Maintainability

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IR Scanning

Compressor Blade

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Turbine Engine Efficiency,

Reliability, & Maintainability

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Coated vs. Uncoated Compressor Blade

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Support Production of Energy

Informed War Plans

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Energy Informed War Plans

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Defining OE supply network back to refinery production and

not just fuel storage at a given base

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Educate the Force and

Build the Culture for OE

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Educate the Force and

Build the Culture for OE

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Educate the Force and

Build the Culture for OE

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Promoting smart energy practices and policies

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Closing

USAF will continue to be DoD’s largest fuel consumer

Developing and championing innovate energy solutions is critical

to improving combat capability and increasing readiness

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