Book Two
Development of Next Generations of Army Aviation Systems
Setting the record straight on development of Next Generations of Army Aviation Systems
Book 2 in the trilogy "A Full Lifetime Career of Seeking Perfection Driven by Family and Mentors"
The memoir “As Usual, the Guardian was Perfect in All Respects” is the first book, Book 1, in the trilogy, A Full Lifetime Career of Seeking Perfection Driven by Family and Mentors. The trilogy is a tale of three careers of the author’s military achievement, engineering accomplishment, and academic leadership. It strives for perfection through athletic and career advancement while it supports, follows, and documents the changes in U.S. warfare, technology development, and academic transition in a changing world. It will also try and set the record straight for these changes based on my three careers. It begins with changes in the U.S. military as it transitions from the Cold War in Europe to the strategic mobility and nation-building efforts of the Vietnam War.
Book 2, “Development of Next Generation of Army Aviation Systems”, documents and provides for the growth of air mobility through technology development over the next decade. It also attempts to set the record straight on why the development of Army Aviation systems has been so difficult.
Book 3, “Technology for Affordability through Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD),” chronicles where these technology advancements are brought into an academic environment with innovative methods for education transfer to both the civilian and military students and industry. The use of IPPD for developing and demonstrating autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is also presented. This setting also brings to life the changes in education at Georgia Tech with a graduate program in Aerospace Systems Design. Also, IPPD is used in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) training programs for high school students with NASA and industry support. It also includes assistance for the United States Military Academy (USMA) in transitioning from a general engineering degree to adoption of major engineering degrees, e.g., electrical, mechanical, and systems. How Georgia Tech graduate education and professional development programs help industry and government with the transition to Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), as they respond to worldwide competition and the Japanese Total Quality success is provided.
These three books are connected by a “Why” which focuses on a strive for perfection. They also follow a growing Schrage Family with numerous relocations during the early years while striving for stability during later years. They will also try and set the record straight for each career by answering the following questions:
First Career, Book #1: Why Winning the Vietnam War was not successful
Second Career, Book #2: Why is it so difficult for the Army to develop New Aircraft
Third Career, Book #3: Why is it so hard for Academia to develop new Curriculum
Development of Next Generation of Army Aviation Systems
Why has it been so hard for the Army to develop and field new Aircraft Systems?
Table of Contents
Preface
DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATIONS OF ARMY AVIATION SYSTEMS BACKGROUND ON ARMY AVIATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND READINESS ORGANIZATIONS
- AMC Reorganizations, Realignments, and Acquisition Restructuring, 1966-1973
AMARC and the Creation of Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM) - The Creation of AVRADCOM
- AMARC Revisited
- AVRADCOM and TSARCOM Accomplishments, 1977-1983
- The Opportunities Provided From the Breakout of AVRADCOM
- AVRADCOM Successes Can’t Be Ignored
- Evolution to AMCOM: The Re-establishment of AVSCOM, 1984-90
- Organizational Changes
- Establishment of Program Executive Officers (PEOs) as Life Cycle Managers
- The MICOM Strategy was to Consolidate All AMC RDECs in Huntsville, AL
- Army Aviation Research & Development Should Have Led to Next Generations
- Summary of Preface and Background
CHAPTER ONE
- Return from Vietnam
- My Returning from South Vietnam
- My Experiences in the Field Artillery Advance Course
- My Experiences in Athletics While Attending the Field Artillery Advanced Course
- My Story
CHAPTER TWO
- Career Change to Army Aviation Aerospace Engineer
- My Experiences in Graduate School at Georgia Tech and a Growing Family
- Understanding the Rotary Wing Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Problem
CHAPTER THREE
- Experiences as an Aeroelasticity, Dynamics & Vibrations (ADV) Engineer
- Development of Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System
- Prototype Development
- Lessons Learned, and Source Selection experiences for UTTAS &AAH
- My Stories on the UTTAS Development Program
- Vibration Problems
- YUH-60A Operational Test Incident at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- The Army Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) Program
- My Stories on the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) Development Program
- Summary of Successful Solutions for the YAH-64
- Other AAH Phase II and AH-64A Production Lessons Learned
- My Story on the Lightweight Rocket Launcher System
CHAPTER FOUR
- Completion of Graduate Degrees
- Webster College, MA, and Washington University
- Achieving the DSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Army Commendation Awar
CHAPTER FIVE
- Transfer to the U.S. Army Reserves
- Hiring as the Aeromechanics Branch Chief,
- Experiences as the Aeromechanics Chie
- MY STORY
- My Story 46
- Lessons Learned from the AHIP and Application
CHAPTER SIX
- Army Medium and Heavy-Lift Cargo Helicopters
CHAPTER SEVEN
- PROMOTION TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) as Director of Advanced Systems (DAS) Aviation
- Discussion
CHAPTER EIGHT
- Preparation for Becoming a Rotorcraft Design Professor
- Developing a Graduate Program in Aerospace Systems Design
- A Review of My Careers to Date
- Army Aviation Loss of seasoned Government Rotorcraft Design Specialists
EPILOGUE
- How Lessons Learned Should Be Understood and Applied
- Introduction to Lessons Learned from FARA’s Cancellation & Other Programs
- Review of the FARA Program & Overly Constrained Problem (Ref. 1)
- The Two FARA Candidate Aircraft Shown in Figures 169 & 170.
- An Example Preliminary Design Study for FARA Risk Assessment and Selection
- Advancing Blade Tip Mach Number Limit
- Wing Lift Sharing & Tail Rotor Offload Scheduling
Long Summary
The memoir “As Usual, the Guardian was Perfect in All Respects” is the first book, Book 1, in the trilogy, A Full Lifetime Career of Seeking Perfection Driven by Family and Mentors. The trilogy is a tale of three careers of the author’s military achievement, engineering accomplishment, and academic leadership. It strives for perfection through athletic and career advancement while it supports, follows, and documents the changes in U.S. warfare, technology development, and academic transition in a changing world. It will also try and set the record straight for these changes based on my three careers. It begins with changes in the U.S. military as it transitions from the Cold War in Europe to the strategic mobility and nation-building efforts of the Vietnam War.
Book 2, “Development of Next Generation of Army Aviation Systems”, documents and provides for the growth of air mobility through technology development over the next decade. It also attempts to set the record straight on why the development of Army Aviation systems has been so difficult.
Book 3, “Technology for Affordability through Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD),” chronicles where these technology advancements are brought into an academic environment with innovative methods for education transfer to both the civilian and military students and industry. The use of IPPD for developing and demonstrating autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is also presented. This setting also brings to life the changes in education at Georgia Tech with a graduate program in Aerospace Systems Design. Also, IPPD is used in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) training programs for high school students with NASA and industry support. It also includes assistance for the United States Military Academy (USMA) in transitioning from a general engineering degree to adoption of major engineering degrees, e.g., electrical, mechanical, and systems. How Georgia Tech graduate education and professional development programs help industry and government with the transition to Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), as they respond to worldwide competition and the Japanese Total Quality success is provided.
These three books are connected by a “Why” which focuses on a strive for perfection. They also follow a growing Schrage Family with numerous relocations during the early years while striving for stability during later years. They will also try and set the record straight for each career by answering the following questions:
First Career, Book #1: Why Winning the Vietnam War was not successful
Second Career, Book #2: Why is it so difficult for the Army to develop New Aircraft
Third Career, Book #3: Why is it so hard for Academia to develop new Curriculum