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Military airframe costs : the effects of advanced materials and manufacturing processes / Obaid Younossi, Michael Kennedy, John C. Graser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Younossi, Obaid, author.
- Kennedy, Michael, 1949- author.
- Graser, John C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airframes--Design and construction--Costs.
- Airframes.
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Costs.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (138 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An analysis of the effects of materials and manufacturing techniques on airframe costs, exploring the implications of these effects on acquisition policy. It concludes that composites, while offering a number of advantages, are generally associated with higher costs across a range of categories.
- Contents:
- PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; AIRFRAME COST INFORMATION; AIRFRAME COST-ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY; APPLYING THE RESULTS; STRESS-STRAIN DIAGRAM; AIRCRAFT WEIGHT DEFINITIONS; AIRCRAFT WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) LEVELS (FROM MILITARY SPECIFICATION 881); AIRFRAME DEVELOPMENT COST-ESTIMATING RELATIONSHIPS; SUBJECTS OF THE THREE RAND STUDIES ON INDUSTRY INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE COST OF PRODUCING MILITARY AIRCRAFT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; RECOMMENDED READINGS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 9781598751796
- 1598751794
- OCLC:
- 191037651
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