25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-1.8.3
INTEGRATION OF DESIGN TO SUPPORT AS PART OF AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT
B. Lienhardt, E. Hughes
Airbus, France
Keywords: Aircraft industry, support, performance, costs
Aircraft design (including its support) involves a variety of trade-offs impacting the eventual cost and capability of the product. These trade-offs are made from early conceptual design to modifications. One of the problems, particularly in the conceptual phase, is the determination of the maintenance policy and the life cycle cost.
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