Research of the military aircraft maintenance support mode based on the prognostics and health management

The paper first introduces the actuality of the maintenance support for domestic military aircrafts. Then, we build the maintenance support system of the military aircraft through the technology of PHM. The system is specified and its impacts on maintenance support under PHM are analyzed, the corresponding maintenance support mode is then researched starting from the four kinds of force of the maintenance support for military aircrafts: institutional maintenance support, contract maintenance support, wartime maintenance support, and information support. Institution maintenance support adopts two-level maintenance system and condition based maintenance; contract maintenance support applies performance based logistics mode; wartime maintenance support seeks for interservice maintenance support and remote support; information support uses two-level information support system and integrative information system. Finally the frame model of the maintenance support mode for military aircrafts is established.