A Prototype Strategy for Aircraft Development
Abstract
The report examines the conditions that warrant the use of a prototype strategy in the development of military aircraft and evaluates some recent experience, here and abroad, that bears on the issue. A related theme, one more cleanly separable from the theory of prototype use than from its application, concerns the management approach that is most appropriate to a prototype strategy. The central thesis of the report is that in certain circumstances it is sensible to build and fly a prototype of an aircraft before finally deciding to produce it in quantity. The difficulty of deciding when to adopt a prototype strategy arises from the necessity of deciding a priori how substantial are the technological, mission assignment, or source-selection risks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0761802
Entities
People
- Robert Perry
Organizations
- RAND Corporation