The US Navy's Next Generation Aircraft Carrier Program (CVNX) is currently in the early elements of design and the first of the class is scheduled for delivery in 2013. Each ship of the design is expected to have a service life of over 50 years. Current requirements definition processes for the aviation functions tie ship's performance parameters to past, current and near future airframes yet the class will fly multiple generations of aircraft during its expected life span. Are there requirements definitions strategies that will enable less costly upgrade paths for the class than those currently implemented. We examine, from a historical perspective, the traditional upgrade process that aircraft carriers have taken and propose alternative methods based on a different perspective applied while defining 'requirements'.
Which Came First, The Aircraft or the Aircraft Carrier. Challenges in Designing Aircraft Carriers for the Future
2002
17 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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