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    This document discusses factors involved in estimating aircraft costs over their lifecycle. It describes the key cost elements as: 1) RDT&E (research, development, testing and evaluation) which are fixed, non-recurring costs for technology development and testing. 2) Flyaway (production) costs which are recurring costs for labor, materials, tooling and overhead to manufacture airframes, engines and avionics. 3) Operations and maintenance costs which cover fuel, crew salaries, maintenance and insurance over the aircraft's operational life. It then provides more details on models used to estimate RDT&E and production costs based on engineering hours, tooling, manufacturing and quality control requirements.

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    This document discusses factors involved in estimating aircraft costs over their lifecycle. It describes the key cost elements as: 1) RDT&E (research, development, testing and evaluation) which are fixed, non-recurring costs for technology development and testing. 2) Flyaway (production) costs which are recurring costs for labor, materials, tooling and overhead to manufacture airframes, engines and avionics. 3) Operations and maintenance costs which cover fuel, crew salaries, maintenance and insurance over the aircraft's operational life. It then provides more details on models used to estimate RDT&E and production costs based on engineering hours, tooling, manufacturing and quality control requirements.

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    This document discusses factors involved in estimating aircraft costs over their lifecycle. It describes the key cost elements as: 1) RDT&E (research, development, testing and evaluation) which are fixed, non-recurring costs for technology development and testing. 2) Flyaway (production) costs which are recurring costs for labor, materials, tooling and overhead to manufacture airframes, engines and avionics. 3) Operations and maintenance costs which cover fuel, crew salaries, maintenance and insurance over the aircraft's operational life. It then provides more details on models used to estimate RDT&E and production costs based on engineering hours, tooling, manufacturing and quality control requirements.

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    AE 451 Aeronautical

    Engineering Design

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan Özgen


    Dept. Aerospace Engineering Design

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    Problems when estimating cost
     Number of parameters involved (technical, financial,
    political)
     Type of money to be used
     Then year dollars: actual dollars spent in each year of the
    program; past, present and future. For future program costs an
    estimation of the inflation rate must be made.
     Constant year dollars: actual dollars spent normalized by
    inflation factors for some selected year.
     Aircraft production quantity and rate; the more aircraft
    produced, the more manufacturer learns and aircraft
    can be produced cheaper (learning curve effect).
    Each time the production quantity is doubled, the
    labor cost per aircraft goes down by 20 %.
    2
    Elements of life cycle cost

     RDT&E (Research, Development, Test and


    Evaluation): technology research, design
    engineering, prototype fabrication, flight and
    ground testing and evaluations for
    operational suitability. RDT&E costs are fixed
    costs (non-recurring costs).

    3
    Elements of life cycle cost

     Flyaway (production) costs: labor and


    material costs to manufacture the airplane
    including the airframe, engines and avionics.
    Includes production tooling (jigs, fasteners,
    molds, etc.), manufacturer’s overhead and
    administrative expenses. Production costs
    are recurring.

    4
    Elements of life cycle cost

     Program cost: the total cost to develop and


    deploy a new airplane into the inventory
    (mostly military). Some aircraft require
    special gound facilities for operational
    deployment.

    5
    Elements of life cycle cost

     Operations and maintenance: covers fuel, oil,


    aircrew costs, maintenance and insurance.
     Disposal: getting rid of the airplane after its
    useful life has ended.

    6
    RDT&E and Production Costs
    (DAPCA IV model)
    Development and Procurement Costs of Aircraft Model
     is a cost estimation relationship model and it
    estimates the hours required for RDT&E and
    production by the engineering, tooling,
    manufacturing and quality control groups.
     These are multiplied by hourly rates to yield
    costs.

    7
    RDT&E and Production Costs
    (DAPCA IV model)
     Engineering hours: include airframe design
    and analysis, test engineering, configuration
    control and systems engineering.
     Tooling hours: includes preparation for
    production. Design and fabrication of tools
    and fixtures, production of moulds,
    programming CAD/CAM tools, development
    and fabrication of production test apparatus.

    8
    RDT&E and Production Costs
    (DAPCA IV model)
     Manufacturing hours: direct labor to fabricate
    the aircraft; forming, machining, fastening,
    subassembly fabrication, final assembly,
    routing (hydraulic, electric and pneumatic
    lines) and purchased part installation
    (engines, avionics, sub-sytems, etc.)
     Quality control: includes receiving inspection,
    production inspection and final inspection.

    9
    RDT&E and Production Costs
    (DAPCA IV model)
     Flight test costs: all costs to demonstrate
    airworthiness and/or compliance with military
    standards except for the costs of the flight
    test airplanes themselves.
     Manufacturing materials: raw materials and
    purchased hardware and equipment from
    which the airplane is built (aluminum,
    composites, electric, hydraulic, pneumatic
    systems, fasteners, etc.)

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