Weapon System Costing Methodology for Aircraft Airframes and Basic Structures. Volume I. Cost Methods Research and Development

Abstract

This report presents the interim results of a study aimed at extending cost estimating techniques developed and demonstrated under a previous contract. The previous study resulted in two separate estimating methods: a trade study and a system costing method. These methods provided two essential estimating capabilities: the capability of assessing the relative difference in the cost of the basic structures attributable to variations in type of construction and material in an iterative fashion to support tradeoff studies during the preliminary design process, and the capability of accurately estimating total airframe costs in manhours and materials for selected design while retaining sensitivity to type of material and construction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0783639

Entities

People

  • J. M. Youngs
  • R. E. Kenyon

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineers
  • Fuselages
  • Literature Surveys
  • Manufacturing
  • Spars
  • Structural Components
  • Transport Aircraft

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