Aircraft Cost Growth and Development Program Length: Some Augustinian Propositions Revisited

Abstract

This paper examines two notions that were popularized by Norman Augustine. The first is that growth in the cost of successive generations of tactical aircraft is more an inherent (time-driven) characteristic of such programs than a reflection of changes in their technical parameters. The second is that the design and build phase of aircraft development programs has remained virtually unchanged for 40 years, implying that no systematic relationship exists between the characteristics of a program and the length of its development cycle. Models resulting from this examination, which suggest certain modifications to Augustine's original propositions, are tested against recent data from the F/A-18E/F program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA487492

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  • Henry L. Eskew

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  • Center for Naval Analyses

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Production Rate
  • Tactical Aircraft

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