Aircraft

The information below relates to airplanes in general (ie. excluding airships, gliders, helicopters).  Specific points relating to military systems vis-à-vis commercial systems is given: [Press Here].

 
Key Project Drivers

  • Weight, noting that cost of use is dependent upon weight.

  • Noise

  • Degree of automation
  • Structure and Engine technologies
  • Safety
  • Mission/Business Objectives
 
What Goes (or might go) Wrong
  • Programmes are cancelled after major spend
  • Aircraft fail to meet business expectations
  • They crash.
  • They are expensive to use/maintain
     

Key Systems Engineering or Project Management Techniques

  • Aeronautical Engineering

  • Mission/Operational Analysis

  • Physical and Functional Modeling

  • Supplier management

  • Safety

  

Case Studies

  • Many specific aircraft crashes
  • Cancellation of UK AEW Nimrod
  • UK failure in 1950s to develop marketable large passenger aircraft

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