13 Jan 2012, 05:32
Just crunching some F-35 test point numbers......
*The F-35 SDD flight test program plan calls for the verification of 59,585 test points through developmental test flights by Dec. 31, 2016.
*Through 2011, the flight test team has accomplished 12,728 test points or 21.4 percent of overall testing requirements.
*The 2011 flight test plan called for the accumulation of 872 flights and 6,622 test points by Dec. 31.
*The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant flew 474 flights and accomplished 3,600 test points.
*The F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant accomplished 333 flights and 2,636 test points.
*The F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) flew 165 flights and tallied 1,587 test points. Along with this, the STOVL executed 268 vertical landings.
Calculations:
A) How many Test Points flown per day in 2011?
7,823/365= 21.4 test points per day
B) How many test points left in the F-35 program to be completed as January 1st, 2012?
59,585-12,728= 46 857 test points remaining
C) At the current flight test rate how many days will be required to compete all the F-35's flight test points?
46 857/21.4= 2190 days required to complete remaining test points.
D) How many weeks is that?
2190/7=313 Weeks required to complete remaining test points.
E) How many years is that?
313/52=6.02 Years required to compete remaining F-35 test points.
F) In 2011 how many test points were achieved per F-35 flight?
6,622 points/872 flights= 7.6 tests points per flight (rounded up)
G) At the current rate how many remaining test flights will be required to compete the F-35 test program.
46857 test points/7.6 tests points per flight = 6166 tests flights required to complete all the test points