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AGING AIRCRAFTUSAF

Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of RAND, is the Air Force federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies and analyses. It provides the Air Force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development, employment, combat readiness, and support of current and future aerospace forces. Research is performed in four programs: Aerospace Force Development; Manpower, Personnel, and Training; Resource Management; and Stra | AGING AIRCRAFT USAF Workload and Material Consumption Life Cycle Patterns Raymond A. Pyles RAND Project AIR FORCE Prepared for the United States Air Force Approved for public release distribution unlimited The research reported here was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract F49642-01-C-0003. Further information may be obtained from the Strategic Planning Division Directorate of Plans Hq USAF. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pyles Raymond 1941- Aging aircraft USAF workload and material consumption life cycle patterns Raymond A. Pyles. p. cm. Mr-1641. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3349-2 pbk. 1. Airplanes Military United States Maintenance and repair. 2. United States. Air Force Ground support. I.Title. UG1243.P96 2003 358.4 183 0973 dc21 2003005775 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Cover design by Barbara Angell Caslon Copyright 2003 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2003 by RAND 1700 Main Street PO. Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 202 Pittsburgh PA 15213-1516 RAND URL http www.rand.org To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Email order@rand.org PREFACE Throughout the 1990s and into this century the United States Air Force USAF has found it necessary to retain its aircraft fleets for unprecedentedly long service lives. Current plans forecast keeping portions of some existing fleets for as long as 80 years of service. The safety aircraft .