01 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems
LIFE CYCLE COST ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY FOR HYPERSONIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
R. Fusaroš, D. Ferrettoš, V. Vercellaš, N. Violaš, V. Fernandez Villace˛, J. Steelant˛; šPolitecnico di Torino, Italy ;˛ESA-ESTEC, Netherlands
This paper aims at suggesting suitable Costs Estimation Relationships to forecast Research, Development, Test and Evaluation and Production Costs, applicable for hypersonic vehicles. The methodology starts from the identification of a comparable reference vehicle (in this case LAPCAT A2) and allows the development of cost estimations for the target transportation system (in this case LAPCAT MR2).