Zero-sustainment aircraft for the U.S. Air Force : a workshop summary / Gregory Eyring, rapporteur ; Committee on Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop, Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. The cost growth is due partly to aging of the aircraft fleet, and partly to the cost of supporting higher-performance aircraft and new capabilities...

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Main Author: Eyring, Greg (rapporteur.)
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Acronyms; Overview; 1 Introduction; 2 Presentations and Comments; 3 Wrap-Up Discussion; Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; Appendix B: Workshop Agenda; Appendix C: Workshop Participants; Appendix D: Presentation Abstracts