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Life cycle management of military commercial derivative aircraft : improving FAA certification, implementation of digital engineering and sustainment strategy / Brittany Clayton [and 7 others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clayton, Brittany, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Maintenance and repair.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Aircraft industry--Military aspects--United States.
- Aircraft industry.
- Aircraft industry--Certification--United States.
- Airtankers (Military science)--United States.
- Airtankers (Military science).
- United States. Air Force--Procurement.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force--Equipment--Maintenance and repair.
- Other Title:
- Life Cycle Management of Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2023
- Summary:
- Commercial derivative aircraft (CDA) are aircraft based on a commercial design and modified to accommodate military requirements for a national security need. CDA have several features that can benefit the U.S. Air Force (USAF), such as reduced development time, management of cost overruns, and reduced risk throughout the aircraft life cycle process. Drawing on interviews with U.S. Air Force (USAF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and industry experts, the authors assess the benefits and challenges of (and propose best practices for) CDA acquisition to inform future USAF strategy. The authors also review existing research related to CDA acquisition to improve understanding of the challenges associated with balancing the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a CDA project and examine the KC-46A acquisition experience for lessons applicable to future CDA. This is a companion report to another 2023 report, Improving Acquisition and Sustainment Outcomes for Military Commercial Derived Aircraft: The KC-46A Pegasus Experience.
- Contents:
- The Role of FAA Certification in CDA Acquisition
- Sustainment Implications and Strategies for CDA
- The Application of Digital Engineering in CDA Acquisition
- Conclusions and Recommendations.
- Notes:
- Description from electronic resource
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