Optimum Service Life Determination Technique

Abstract

The report describes efforts by LMI to determine feasible methods of attaining the following dual interrelated objectives: to improved long-range predictions of the safe remaining structural life of groups of Naval aircraft (e.g., all Navy F-4Bs) to be used statistically to facilitate and support decisions regarding major structural modification programs, programmed aircraft model service life and service life extensions, and planning of the future military role to be filled by given aircraft models, and to improved short-range predictions of the structural condition of individual Naval aircraft, which can be used to develop a maintenance strategy (e.g., inspection intervals) which would increase the probability of aircraft meeting operational commitments without major structural problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752747

Entities

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Naval Aviation
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Components

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis