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Military
This
course develops a “customer-centric” view of testing by
providing an overview of current OT&E philosophies, processes,
concepts and issues. Specifically
the course provides an understanding of how OT&E fits into the
acquisition process, the interrelationships of DT&E and
OT&E, how test objectives are derived from user requirements,
and the importance of relating test results to mission
requirements. The
course is extremely beneficial to anyone involved in OT&E; to
DT&E testers who interface with OT&E; and to Program
Office personnel, Program Managers and Test Managers whose
programs are subject to OT&E and who would need to certify a
system ready for OT&E. The
course is continually updated to make it consistent with current
US Department of Defense guidance.
Foreign
and Civil
The
course is adaptable to foreign government personnel and to civil
airline pilots, engineers, and managers who are in a position to
evaluate a new aircraft or system for their government or company,
who need to work with the manufacturer to define special mission
or customer requirements, and who must evaluate resulting
modifications to ensure an operationally viable aircraft.
Course
Content
The
course consists of classroom lectures to teach basic flight test
principles, concepts, and processes.
The classroom instruction is reinforced by two
demonstrations and two project flights, which are designed to
provide "hands-on" experience in flight testing. A final
student project further reinforces classroom instruction.
During the final project, students use operational
requirements documents to plan, flight test, and report on how
well an aircraft or system can meet mission needs.
OT&E student projects in previous classes have included
both fixed wing and rotary wing, for air vehicle and avionics
systems evaluations.
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Subjects
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The
Acquisition Process |
Performance
& Handling Qualities Test |
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DT&E
and OT&E Philosophy and Processes |
Techniques |
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User
Requirements Process |
Overview
& Laboratory Exercise |
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OT&E
test criteria development |
Test
Crew Resource Management
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Test
Planning and Data Concerns |
Crew
Station Evaluation Techniques
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Risk
Management and Test Safety |
Workload
Assessment Techniques
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Reliability,
Maintainability, and Availability |
OT&E
Lessons Learned |
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Testing
Integrated Systems |
The
OT&E course is offered four times each year, at least one
OT&E course is conveniently scheduled in series with the
two-week Avionics Systems Testing course.
This sequence allows customers to combine OT&E training
with Systems training if desired.
This course and others may be offered at the customer's location. Please
review the
OT&E Joining Instructions (PDF) prior to joining. Call for
more details.
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