Analytical model that may be used to determine impact of maintainability (operational and resources requirements) on aircraft system design is presented; model, designated SOURCE (Simulation of Utilization, Resources, Cost, and Efficiency), is designed to accept empirical data to determine realistically interrelationships between maintainability and aircraft design characteristics; number of measures are used to describe quantitatively maintenance characteristics in terms which permit computation of operational capability, resource requirements, and support cost; these measures include aircraft break rates, recovery capability, direct MH/FH, and material (spares) demand. (15466)
Impact of maintainability analysis on aircraft design
SAE Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1968 Design
1968
8 pages
Conference paper
English
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