The start of an engine

Senior Airman Steven Payne, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, performs a magnet chip inspection on a KC-46A Pegasus June 10, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. While starting the engines before takeoff, magnet chips on each engine collect metal fragments that may have come off ensuring parts within the numeric starter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis
VIRIN: 210610-F-XM616-0021.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

50.0 mm f/1.4

APERTURE

25/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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