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A Model for Evaluating VSTOL Versus CTOL Combat Aircraft Systems

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  • Seymour Horowitz

    (Office of Aviation Economics, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C.)

  • Robert Shishko

    (The RAND Corporation)

Abstract

This paper describes a cost-effectiveness study of the use of vertical or short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft for combat missions. A comparison is made with conventional (CTOL) aircraft as tactical fighters in a future NATO environment. The conditions under which VSTOL and CTOL aircraft can be considered to be competitive systems are carefully described. A model yielding the "probability of completing n successive missions" is used as a measure of combat effectiveness. A cost model was constructed to reflect the resource impact of the same variables or alternatives that affect the measure of effectiveness. This integrated format is a necessary condition for the selection of least-cost designs capable of providing a given level of mission performance. A graphical summary of such a format is provided.

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  • Seymour Horowitz & Robert Shishko, 1971. "A Model for Evaluating VSTOL Versus CTOL Combat Aircraft Systems," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 18(4-Part-I), pages 186-199, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:18:y:1971:i:4-part-i:p:b186-b199
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.18.4.B186
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