Study on In-Theater Maintenance Support for POAF F-16

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity to generate a desired level of sorties of the F-16 weapon system. This capacity depends on the maintenance concept and structure, that defines a specific level of in-theater resources available. The theater is intended to reflect Portuguese Air Force logistic operations planned for the F-16, with one operational base and a possible Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF), not co-located. The TSAR simulation program and one USAF database was used to perform the evaluation were defined and compared. The study focused on the unscheduled maintenance tasks and repairable items, in particular the engine and the avionics areas. The resources under elevation were manning, support equipment and spares levels. The variables were the location of support equipment and the levels and scheduling of manpower. Limitations on handling the TSAR program restricted the amount of data used in the analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246657

Entities

People

  • Rui J. Gomes

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Avionics
  • Computer Simulations
  • Databases
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Software Engineering