Author: R. E. KenyonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
This volume provides a detailed description of the function and use of two weapon system costing methodologies for aircraft airframes and basic structures developed for the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory for use in conceptual and preliminary designs phases of weapon system development. The methods are a trade study costing method for detailed cost analysis of trades-off between weight, cost, type of construction and type of material and a system costing method for determining the projected cost of a complete airframe within the context of a weapon system development. This volume provides a technical discussion of method development. Tradeoff capability has been provided for a range of alternative structure and material combinations. A technique for independently assessing complexity factors has been developed and demonstrated. Manufacturing costs are separately estimated for the primary elements of substructure: ribs, spars, covers, leading edges, trailing edges, tips, etc. The trade study method provides an iterative capability stemming from a direct interface with design synthesis programs. A detailed cost data base and system for data expansion is provided. The methods are designed for ease in changing cost estimating relationships and estimating coefficients resulting from cost data update. (Author).
