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The Effects of Advanced Materials on Airframe Operating and Support Costs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raman, Raj.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airframes.
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Materials -.
- Airframes--Estimates.
- Airframes--Materials.
- Local Subjects:
- Airframes.
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Materials -.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (74 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Advanced materials - particularly polymer composites and titanium - are increasingly used in military airframes because of their strength and lighter weight. This text presents a methodology for forecasting operating and support costs for airframe parts made from advanced materials.
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Background; 1. Introduction; 2. B-2 Program Office Survey; 3. Airframe Contractor Survey; 4. F/A-18 Part-Level Analysis; 5. Estimating Methodology; 6. Conclusions; 7. Future Study Directions; Appendix A: Aircraft Operating and Support Cost Element Structure; Appendix B: Airframe Material-Specific Maintenance Costs in Depot Overhaul; Appendix C: Database Sources for Airframe O&S Costs; Biblography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781598752564
- 1598752561
- OCLC:
- 171566758
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