Estimating Scale-Up Cost Factors for Commercial Jet Airplanes

摘要

This article presents a parametric scale-up cost factor study for commercial jets. Three independent variables were used to correlate costs to the customer: maximum take-off weight, number of seats, and length. Scale-up cost factors for each of these variables are presented, based on data collected on 34 planes from the three largest manufacturers of commercial jet aircraft: Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.