The advancementof aeropropulsionsystemscontinuesto provide technology to various portions of the gas turbine field. It is recognizedthat this area is undergoingconsiderablechange,which will result in substantiallyimproved gas turbine componentsand systems. These changes are occurring in a number of technicalareas includingadvancedanalyticaland physicalmeasurement methods the applicationof large scientificcomputers,the dynamic modeling _ of componentsand systems,the applicationof

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... l systems that ' optimize and improve performanceand system conditionmonitoring,and the developmentof new and unique materialsand structures. As these areas evolve, the ways in which technologywill advance, and factorsaffectingthe design and developmentof new systems,will probably be considerablydifferentthan those of today. It is also anticipatedthat the necessaryskilled work force will be different. Certainlythere will be changes,but the nature, extent, and rate of those changes can only be surmisedat this time.