Aircraft gas turbines manufacturing started just fifty years ago; its production experienced one of the fastest evolutions of the world manufacturing industry. The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe some of the most important factors that currently affect the economic production of aircraft turbines.
Lead time for design and development of new turbines has increased with size and complexity, which makes the start of new projects much more difficult where a close liason is necessary between design and manufacturing departments. Interaction of so many activities will require a considerable coordination effort.
Estimating production costs and labour time standards will be also key factors for economic production of aircraft turbines. The effect of production quantity will be analysed using the learning curve approach which can be applied for direct and indirect labour time, material costs and material and labour burdens.
