COST AND EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF AUTOMATED CARGO DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN ARMY AIRCRAFT

Abstract

In the first phase of the two-phase study, methodologies were developed to (1) measure the degree of automation of a given cargo handling system and (2) evaluate the gains and penalties resulting from automating cargo handling functions in Army aircraft from a cost/effectiveness point of view. Basic to the study were the effects of cargo handling equipment in Army aircraft on aircraft payload, cargo handling time, manning, aircraft availability, aircraft vulnerability and costs. Several cargo handling systems were evaluated in the second phase of the study. These systems ranged from manual to very highly automated and were evaluated in the CV-2, CV-7, CH-47, and a hypothetical 10-ton STOL. Elements not affected by the cargo handling system were held constant whenever possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0637158

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Andrastek
  • James W. Wollaston
  • Reginald R. Belding

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Handling
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Maintenance
  • Personnel Management
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design