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5 COST EFFECTIVENESS AND UTILIZATION
Pages 48-51

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From page 48...
... Coupled with the fact that practically no purely commercial testing is conducted at AEDC due to the prohibitive commercial rate structure' it is not surprising that concerns have been raised regarding AEDC's future business base. The committee finds it difficult to argue against an Air Force policy that allows program managers to use the most cost-effective development facilities for their programs.
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From page 49...
... AEDC also is aggressively pursuing its vision of fulfilling imminent USAF needs by developing its role as a supplier of unique facilities in hypersonics, space, and integrated ground/flight/computation advanced testing. The intent is to extend the reach of the test simulations within the critically demanding regions of the envelope and to make available a strong component of interactive computational methods both for interpretive purposes and to minimize actual testing time requirements.
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From page 50...
... The committee strongly supports this philosophy. The AEDC commander might find benefit to Me Air Force for several reasons: the technology being developed by the commercial test has some direct or indirect benefit for military technology requirements; · ache product being developed by the commercial customer might have some future military application; · the commercial testing might help level-Ioad the work within AEDC facilities, providing better productivity and efficiency for the AEDC military programs; and · He test data may be of use to the government.
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From page 51...
... The committee recommends that DoD policy swe that commercial testing at AEDC is encouraged when such testing words to the net national advantage. The [RPT, with the support of AEDC, should undertake a Sally of measures thy would encourage such testing, including delegating to the AEDC commander the authority to approve rates for commercial testing that are comparable with rates for DoD testing.
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