Tilt-Rotor or Helicopter? An Evaluation of the Way Ahead for Marine Corps Medium-Lift Aviation

Abstract

The purpose of this research project was to provide an evaluation of whether or not the V-22 Osprey is the best choice of aircraft to meet the Marine Corps medium-lift assault support needs. The goal of this project was to base the evaluation on unbiased research using methods and techniques learned in the Naval Postgraduate School s MBA core curriculum. The evaluation is based on analysis of the V-22 Osprey and the EH-101 helicopter using net present value (NPV) of procurement cost, measures of overall effectiveness (MOE) for how each aircraft meets defined Marine Corps objectives, and a computer simulation to predict how each helicopter will perform given the same scenario. When considered together, the NPV, MOE, and computer simulation can be used to provide evaluation of whether or not the V-22 is truly the best aircraft to meet the Marine Corps medium-lift needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475856

Entities

People

  • Karl Stoetzer
  • Roel Zamora
  • Stuart Day

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Logistics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Public Policy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.