Analysis of R&M Technology Improvement Rationale for Maintainability Index Models.

Abstract

This study is a follow-on to several previous studies funded by the Naval Air Systems Command for development of Maintainability Index Models. The report deals specifically with the term R&M Technology Improvement Factor (TIF) as used in the Maintainability Index Model (MIM) described in DTIC documents AD A 084627 and AD A 090563. The MIM R&M TIF value describes the percentage improvement (or degradation) which can be expected for a given new notional fighter/attack aircraft design. The MIM statistically derives a predicted value for maintenance-manhours-per-flight-hour (MMH-FH) based on prior aircraft performance using design parameters such as vehicle weight or speed. The percentage difference between the statistical prediction and a contractor's submission is the R&M TIF. This report describes the justification, and the rationale for determining the validity, or the reasonableness, of TIF's presented in a new weapons system design proposal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA115725

Entities

People

  • Bishop M. Crady
  • Dennis H. Kovatch
  • Donald Duperre
  • Kenneth Ira Webman
  • Robert W. Mueller

Organizations

  • Vought

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fuselages
  • Landing Gear
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis