Download or read book Military Airlift Status of C 17 Aircraft Development Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Military Airlift written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the status of the development, production, and testing of the C-17 military transport aircraft. GAO found that: (1) costs incurred by the contractor for development have exceeded the contract ceiling of $6.6 billion; (2) in December 1991, the completion cost estimate increased to $7.4 billion; (3) the constractor reports spending $1 to accomplish $.69 of planned work; (4) in July 1991, the Air Force modified the development contract to adjust the aircraft delivery schedule because both delivery and test aircraft were experiencing problems; (5) C-17 flight testing is behind schedule due to fuel leaks that caused the loss of 50 days of flight testing; (6) contractor program data showed that production efficiency is improving with each successive aircraft, but the rate of improvement has not increased; (7) the contractor claimed that the level of quality on the C-17 program improved because the dollar value of rework and repair decreased on each successive aircraft; and (8) off-standard hours account for about 40 percent of the work hours spent on each of the first two aircraft and trends on subsequent aircraft showed that the percentage of off-standard hours is increasing.

Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. General Accounting Office. National Security and International Affairs Division and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Military Airlift written by Frank C. Cohanan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite continuing cost escalations and delivery schedule slippages for the C-17, the Air Force remains a strong supporter of the program, raising concerns that it may be unwilling or unable to objectively evaluate the transport aircraft's progress and shortcomings. The Air Force and the contractor--McDonnell Douglas Corp.--consistently have been too optimistic in their cost and schedule estimates and now have obligated more than $1 billion on undefinitized contracts for future aircraft without having a legally enforceable delivery schedule. The completion of the flight test program has slipped to January 1995 due to a variety of problems, including poor flight efficiency, low flight rates, and late delivery of flight test aircraft. GAO estimates, however, that the flight tests will not be completed before July 1995. Moreover, several serious technical problems have surfaced over the past year or so, including range and payload deficiencies, a major wing failure in static testing, the need to redesign the flaps and slats using new materials, and problems with the landing gear. GAO expects that other technical problems will be found, potentially boosting program costs and further delaying the schedule. Overall, GAO is very concerned about the affordability of the C-17 and whether proper consideration has been given to alternatives that could offer an adequate airlift capability at less cost to the taxpayer.

Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Military Airlift written by Frank C. Conahan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Airlift written by Frank C. Conahan and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mounting cost, schedule, and performance problems continue to plague the C-17 aircraft program. Total C-17 program costs are soaring; the current $43 billion estimate for 120 aircraft now exceeds the last Pentagon estimate for 210 aircraft by $1.3 billion. Delivery schedules have again slipped and aircraft are being delivered with increasing amounts of unfinished work or known defects that must be fixed after government acceptance. Estimates of flight test completion appear to be optimistic. Also, C-17 reliability is significantly less than expected and the plane is having difficulty meeting current payload and range specifications. Although the contractor is fixing problems with the wings, flaps, and slats, other problems continue to surface, including immature mission computer software and inadequate built-in-test capability. In December 1993, the Pentagon announced that it would stop the C-17 program at 40 aircraft unless contractor management and productivity improved significantly. In January 1994, the Defense Department (DOD) and McDonnell Douglas agreed to a settlement designed to ensure a viable 120 aircraft program. DOD has not, however, established criteria against which to evaluate improvements in the contractor's performance, and the ultimate costs to the government arising from potential contractor claims are unclear under the settlement. In GAO's view, DOD should investigate alternative wide-body planes that can meet its airlift needs in the event the C-17 program is cancelled.

Download or read book Military Airlift The Joint Cargo Aircraft Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is a joint acquisition program between the Army and Air Force intended to procure a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft capable of meeting Army and Air Force requirements for intra-theater airlift. The C-27J Spartan, built by L-3 Communications, was awarded the JCA contract in 2007. This is an update of a report by William Knight and will be updated as conditions warrant.

Download or read book Military Airlift written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO discussed the status of the Department of Defense's (DOD) C-17 program, focusing on: (1) C-17 cost, schedule, and performance issues; and (2) the proposed settlement agreement with the prime contractor. GAO noted that: (1) the C-17 program continues to experience cost, schedule, and performance problems; (2) the current estimate for the C-17 program now exceeds the $43 billion estimate; (3) delivery schedules have slipped but are improving; (4) the contractor has delivered aircraft with known deficiencies; (5) C-17 aircraft cannot meet current payload or range specifications; (6) although the contractor is resolving some technical problems, other problems continue including immature mission computer software and inadequate built-in capability; (7) poor contractor performance, overly ambitious cost and schedule goals, too much concurrency, and poor Air Force management have affected the C-17 program; (8) DOD needs to determine the minimum number of C-17 aircraft needed for specialized military airlift operations and to pursue a strategy to acquire nondevelopmental aircraft for additional airlift requirements; and (9) Congress should not endorse the proposed settlement until C-17 performance issues are resolved.

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