Question: 2 . ( 1 2 pts ) An F - 3 5 aircraft is estimated to fly 5 0 0 hours a year. The aircraft

2.(12 pts) An F-35 aircraft is estimated to fly 500 hours a year. The aircraft MTBF is 125 hours. Once an aircraft fails, the faulty component is isolated, removed and replaced with a spare, if available. 85% of the time a spare is immediately available, and it takes 3 days for fault isolation and component swap. If a spare is not available (15% of the time), an aircraft is grounded for 18 days (3 days for fault isolation and component swap, and 15 days for waiting for a spare part). The aircraft must go through depot overhaul maintenance every 5 years which takes an average of 200 days. The Navys goal is to maintain 875 FMC (fully mission capable) aircrafts in the F-35 fleet. How many F-35s does the Navy need in its inventory to meet this goal?

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