This AGARDograph outlines the rudiments of reliability and maintainability (R&M) evaluations conducted during initial flight test programs. Many organizations, both military and civilian, prefer to defer R&M evaluations until the new equipment has been delivered to the eventual user. The U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center has long conducted R&M evaluations during initial flight test and has found value in that process. The document discusses, first, the objectives of the early evaluations. Then, the acquisition process and the test planning process, as they relate to R&M evaluations, are presented. The test planning section discusses the data needed for a successful R&M evaluation and the sources of such data. The conduct of the test, analysis of results, and subsequent reporting methods are delineated. Follow-up actions that are needed after the test are considered. In conclusion, the document lists some R&M considerations for the future.


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    Title :

    Fiabilite et Maintenabilite (AGARD Flight Test Techniques Series. Volume 13: Reliability and Maintainability)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    63 pages



    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English