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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0761802

Entities

People

  • Robert Perry

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Navy
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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