The Canadian Air Force Experience: Selecting Aircraft Life Extension as the Most Economical Solution
Abstract
Canada like several other countries has limited resources to trade-in its outdated and ageing fleets for state-of-the-art weapon systems. With the CF188 and the CP140, the Canadian Forces (CF) have chosen, as with the CF116 before, to perform a structural and systems upgrade. These upgrades will allow the aircraft to meet their operational requirements until the first quarter of the next century. The choice for this course of action is based on option analysis studies. In the end, fleet modernisation has proven to be The most economical solution. This paper will present the approach taken and the assumptions made for the various scenarios studied to reach That conclusion. Avionics packages are readily available off-the-shelf and in most cases the decision is based mostly on structural limitations. Hence in-service failures and results of full scale fatigue tests obtained through collaborative agreements can be a cost effective way to determine The cost of ownership of each fleet. The paper will briefly talk about The concept taken for the CP140 but will use the CF188 as the demonstration test case.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010316
Entities
People
- Normand Landry
Organizations
- Department of National Defence