airplane colonoscopy

Nick Amabile, product development and in-service engineer for the Aviation Support Equipment Program Office, demonstrates how to use the Common Video Borescope Set on a “retired” F/A-18 parked July 18 at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, N.J. Approved for production and delivery to the fleet in May, the Common Video Borescope Set, or CVBS, is used to inspect interior engine components and airframes for cracks, corrosion and other debris that can harm Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.