Life Cycle Cost Reduction Techniques Associated with Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST)

Abstract

The report considers what factors have to be conceived, developed, and evaluated in designing a transport aircraft system for introduction in the 1980's. The basic considerations are cost and the attempts made to reduce cost throughout the life cycle of the system. AMST, currently in the validation phase of its life cycle, is evaluated. The parameters considered for cost reduction are range/payload, cargo compartment size, operational field length, engine availability, and crew size. These tradeoffs are considered in arriving at a DTC goal. The LCC reduction possibilities are considered separately. The new concept of design to life cycle cost (DTLCC) is evaluated as a combination of DTC goals and LCC goals. The Cost Analysis Cost Estimating (CACE) model is used as the evaluator of operating and support costs for the DTCC plan. The results proved to be an overview of concepts versus hard facts because of the sensitive nature resulting from the upcoming source selection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042880

Entities

People

  • David R. Forville

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Attrition
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Reductions
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Payload
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design