Measures of Aircraft Effectiveness
Abstract
In this report some overall measures of aircraft effectiveness are examined, e.g., targets destroyed after a given number of sorties, time rate of destruction, lifetime targets destroyed, and exchange ratio. Mathematical relationships are developed to show the dependence of the overall measures of effectiveness upon certain fundamental effectiveness parameters such as weapon delivery accuracy, survivability, reliability, and availability. A special section is devoted to measures of effectiveness of air-to-air fighters showing the dependence of the fighter exchange ratio upon such fundamental parameters as first shot capability and relative weapon effectiveness. Hopefully, the results will provide some illumination and guidance to planners and testers in identifying and assessing the relative importance of the fundamental effectiveness parameters and also in developing methods and techniques for evaluating these parameters during testing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0913306
Entities
People
- Richard H. Anderson