Reliability Growth Programs of Major Weapon Systems in the Aeronautical Systems Division

Abstract

New equipment may not have the required reliability after it is designed and built. Reliability growth is the improvement of the reliability of equipment resulting from correcting discovered defects. The author describes current reliability growth programs on five major weapon systems at the Aeronautical Systems Division of the Air Force Systems Command. In addition, the Component Improvement Programs for the engines used in three of those weapon systems are described. No single approach to reliability growth was determined to be the best because of substantial program differences and insufficient data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134380

Entities

People

  • Clinton L. Campbell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Engine Components
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Jet Engines
  • Logistics
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbines
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Software Engineering