Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Standardization: The Pros and Cons of “Functional” vs “Technical” Standardization 851794
The airline industry has a long history of publishing ramp equipment specifications through a variety of committees. Experience, including sometimes costly mistakes, indicates that one should be careful in distinguishing technical (design or purchasing) from functional (objectives and performance) specifications. Only functional specifications based on a sufficiently broad and international airline consensus can effectively lead towards airport equipment standardization. In the long range, only the market laws, through free will of both manufacturers and buyers, will determine which equipment is purchased and hence which degree of standardization is effectively achieved.
Citation: Machon, J., "Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Standardization: The Pros and Cons of “Functional” vs “Technical” Standardization," SAE Technical Paper 851794, 1985, https://doi.org/10.4271/851794. Download Citation
Author(s):
J. J. Machon
Affiliated:
Air France
Pages: 16
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1985 Transactions-V94-85
Related Topics:
Ground support
Standardization
Logistics
Tools and equipment
Suppliers
Aircraft
Historical reference
Technical review
Airports
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