Reliability Enhancement & Reengining Program
Abstract
C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP)is a comprehensive modernization effort to improve aircraft reliability, maintainability, and availability. This effort centers around replacing the current TF39 engines with more reliable, commercial off-the-shelf CF6 turbofan engines. The RERP modification increases payload capability and access to communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) airspace through core mission computer (CMC), radar, and other Air Force (AF) bolt-ons like mode 5 identification, friend or foe (IFF), aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (ACARS), malfunction analysis detection and recording system (MADARS), embedded diagnostic system (EDS), etc. The modification also decreases aircraft time to climb, increases engine-out climb gradient for takeoff, improves transportation system throughput, and decreases engine removals. On 7 Oct 10, USD AT&L conducted a successful full rate production (FRP) Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) and approved the C-5 RERP FRP acquisition decision memorandum for lots 5 – 7; directed the Air Force to fully fund RERP to the OSD cost assessment and program evaluation (CAPE) ICE for RDT&E; and re-designated C-5 RERP as an acquisition category IC program. FY2011: Funding supports RERP design, development, engineering change orders, contractor/government test, and technical order publications. Mission support funding is required for program office operations. FY11 funding is also required to design, build, test and initiate delivery of aircrew/maintenance training devices. FY2012: Funding supports RERP design, development, engineering change orders, contractor/government test, and technical order publication in support of the correction of qualification operational test & evaluation deficiency reports through software updates. Mission support funding is required for program office operations. Funding is also required to finalize the testing, development, and delivery of aircrew/maintenance training devices; complete technical publications; thrust reverser; and efforts to continue to minimize divergence between AMP and RERP baselines. The new engines increased payload capability and access to CNS/ATM airspace through core mission computer (CMC), radar, and other Air Force (AF) requirements, such as mode 5 identification, friend or foe (IFF), aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (ACARS), malfunction analysis detection and recording system (MADARS), etc. In FY 2012, Project Number 674835, Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program research, development, test, and evaluation will be completed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 674835_0401119F_7_3600_PB_2013
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