Volume IV. Flight Test Management. Chapter 2. Test Planning.

Abstract

We must never make test and evaluation (T&E) an end unto itself. T&E is a subset of engineering. Regardless of who conducts the tests, makes the evaluations, and how the test results are used for program approval, T&E must be structured to take its input from and give its output to engineering. It must be tailored to the technical issues of the particular endeavor it is supporting whether it be an R&D experiment, an operational test, a first article test or even an in-house maintenance test. Our customers, the Defense establishment, and the public cannot afford T&E programs that are fully standardized, stand-alone and are planned to prove everything. T&E must be judiciously planned to ensure it is efficient and cost effective. The following sections will introduce the acquisition process and discuss test planning from both a mechanical and philosophical approach. The final section outlines the mechanics of planning the USAF Test Pilot School test management project. The appendicies contain documents, forms, and samples to simplify the TPS test management projects as well as instruct.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA320059

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Management

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
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