Handbook of Force Management Methods

Abstract

Force management comprises those operations of the Air Force Aircraft Structural Integrity Program that must be conducted to ensure damage tolerance and durability throughout the useful lives of individual airplanes. More specifically, force management is the specification and direction of inspection, preventive maintenance, repairs, modifications and damage assessments required to economically prevent structural failure and preserve the strength and rigidity of airframes. This handbook presents methods for performing the complex system of data collection, processing and analysis which must be performed to provide the necessary information for planning decisions. In particular, the force management tasks are defined, organizational assignments and responsibilities are reviewed and methods of performing the functions of force structural maintenance planning, individual aircraft tracking, and loads/environment spectra surveys are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA116974

Entities

People

  • Alan P. Berens
  • C. E. Larson
  • D. J. White
  • Douglas S. Morcock
  • J. Davis
  • K. E. Brown
  • Robert L. Johnson

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Information Science
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.