On High Support Costs and Poor Reliabilities in Air Force Aircraft Equipments.

摘要

Common statements and opinions about the 'high support costs and poor reliabilities' of items of aircraft equipment are discussed. A distinction is made between statements that are objectively confirmable, at least in theory, and those that must, by their nature, remain forever subjective. For those statements where objective confirmation is possible, the outline of an analytic approach aimed towards reaching such objectivity is offered.