A Comparison of Cost Models for Fighter Aircraft,

Abstract

One of the subjects for discussion among persons interested in parametric cost models is that of the degree of homogeneity required in the data sample. Intuitively, it seems obvious that we should get better estimates of fighter aircraft cost from a fighter aircraft model than from a model derived from a sample including the KC-135 tanker and the C-5 cargo aircraft. This paper describes an exercise in which a fighter-only model was developed, not to settle a methodological issue but to assist in a specific cost-estimating problem. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA123451

Entities

People

  • Joseph P. Large

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Assembly
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Cost Models
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Landing Gear
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Aircraft
  • Production
  • Quality Control
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Regression Analysis.