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Learning curve example from WWII production in the US airframe industry. Log-log plot. The x-axis is cumulative plane number. The y-axis is the total on-site + off-site direct manhours per pound of airframe.
This particular plot shows the production of B-29 airframes at the Boeing Wichita division. Page 75 from Source Book of World War II Basic Data - Airframe Industry. Volume 1. Direct Man-Hours - Progress Curves. |
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Source Book of World War II Basic Data - Airframe Industry. Volume 1. Direct Man-Hours - Progress Curves https://exhibits.stanford.edu/exemplars/catalog/dg041ny3484 |
| Author | US Army Air Forces, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Field. |
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