Reliability of Aerospace Electrical Equipment - How Much Does It Cost?

There have been numerous changes in component characteristics during the last five years. These changes have created many problems for both the designer and the user. The efforts of management, both private industry and government, to focus attention on these problems have created a new discipline, Reliability. This paper will demonstrate that it is within the capability of every organization, large or small, to have a good reliability organization at a reasonable cost.